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Behr Dragon Fly#3D5360 · LRV 8

Dragon Fly reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU13-02 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DRAGON FLY
RGB 61, 83, 96 LRV 8

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dragon Fly
SKU PPU13-02
Hex #3D5360
RGB 61, 83, 96
HSL 202°, 22%, 31%
LRV 8
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Dragon Fly

At LRV 8, Dragon Fly is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Dragon Fly earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Day Spa
SKU 0634 · #3D5463 · LRV 8
ΔE 0.98 (imperceptible)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1666
#415663
In the Midnight Hour
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 10
CW-675
#414F57
Brush Blue
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 10
1680
#3F5266
Hudson Bay
ΔE 4.35 · LRV
CC-810
#3F5266
Hudson Bay
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 10
CW-575
#3D5459
Everard Blue
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5797
#40535D
Slate Wall
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 8
DE5804
#43535E
Nightfall
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 8
DE5818
#3E505F
Midnight Haze
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 8
DE5811
#36576A
Summer Night
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 9
DE5874
#424F5F
Deep Reservoir
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-90
#435462
Bright Future
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 8
JG-87
#445868
Together
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 9
JG-91
#385063
Signature
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 7
JG-80
#365862
Water Garden
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 9
JG-82
#2D5662
Under The Stars
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 7
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 10
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 6
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 14.05 · LRV 7

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.03
All blue at Valspar →
4005-4C
#415262
Motor City Blue
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 8
4005-6C
#3F576A
Mountain River
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 9
4007-6C
#34576A
Deep Twilight Blue
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 8.6
4004-4C
#405162
Midnight Shadow
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 7.9
8003-39G
#3C5355
Long Water
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 8

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
10-09
#48545D
Soothing Sapphire
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 9
1039-7
#445056
High Salute
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 8
1035-7
#445055
Obsidian
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 8
1034-7
#3B5257
Mountain Pine
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 8
1042-7
#404E61
Admiralty
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.53
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7620
#314D58
Seaworthy
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 7
SW 7615
#3E4B54
Sea Serpent
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 7
SW 9185
#2E5464
Marea Baja
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 8
SW 7602
#3E5063
Indigo Batik
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 8
SW 9150
#32586E
Endless Sea
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 9

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.3
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 8
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 10.61 · LRV 6
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 15 · LRV 7
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 24.03 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.17
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 10.15 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 11.39 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 22.01 · LRV 8

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Dragon Fly within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

MQ5-24
Opera Glasses
LRV 8
PPU13-20
Restless Sea
LRV 8
N470-7
Submarine Gray
LRV 8
S470-7
Undersea
LRV 8
760F-6
Distant Thunder
LRV 9
HDC-SM14-7
Midnight Mosaic
LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3D5360 in HSL space. Pair Dragon Fly with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3D5360 + #604A3D
TRIADIC
#3D5360 · #603D53 · #53603D
ANALOGOUS
#3D605B · #3D5360 · #3D4260

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.06:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.6:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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