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Behr Infamous#677C99 · LRV 20

Infamous reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N540-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR INFAMOUS
RGB 103, 124, 153 LRV 20

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Infamous
SKU N540-5
Hex #677C99
RGB 103, 124, 153
HSL 215°, 20%, 50%
LRV 20
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Infamous

With an LRV of 20, Infamous is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Infamous works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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
Madonna Blue
SKU 0590 · #5F7799 · LRV 18
ΔE 2.5 (close)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6536
#6C7F9A
Searching Blue
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 21
SW 6543
#757C91
Soulful Blue
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 20
SW 7619
#657B83
Labradorite
ΔE 9.83 · LRV 19
SW 7614
#577C88
St. Bart's
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 18
SW 6550
#7E778E
Mythical
ΔE 11.83 · LRV 20

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All blue at Valspar →
V073-5
#647E9E
Smoky Violet
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 20
8003-46E
#607895
Indigo Dreams
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 18
T601
#6A8097
Merman
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 20.6
8003-47E
#72799B
Puttin' on the Ritz
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 20
4002-8B
#71799F
Positively Purple
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 19.6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.95
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5886
#6A819E
Bay View
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 21
DE5872
#6C849B
Lakeville
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 22
DE5921
#787E93
Your Shadow
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 21
DE5914
#767C9E
Bossa Nova Blue
ΔE 6.62 · LRV 21
DE5816
#65869B
Seal Pup
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 22

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1163-5
#6C8096
Silver Blueberry
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 21
1160-5
#5A809E
Blue Beads
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 20
1155-6
#607B8E
Canyon Blue
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 19
1152-5
#638496
Granite Falls
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 21
10-16
#69808B
Artifact
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 20

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.43
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
824
#6A82A8
Yin Yang
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 23
1434
#747D92
In the Twilight
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 22
AF-580
#747D92
Luxe
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 22
CC-934
#747D92
In the Twilight
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 22
1672
#67818F
Alfresco
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 22

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.58
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 16
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 26
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 11.19 · LRV 19
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 15.91 · LRV 23
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 16.56 · LRV 18

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.96
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 10.68 · LRV 27
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 19.59 · LRV 22
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 28.02 · LRV 14
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 28.83 · LRV 18

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.51
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 16
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 11.58 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 13.53 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-33
#706473
Prince
ΔE 16.39 · LRV 14

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.06
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 11.06 · LRV 15
JG-86
#616F74
Storm Chaser
ΔE 11.55 · LRV 15
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 17
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 13.95 · LRV 16
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 16.2 · LRV 20

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ5-52
Lead Cast
LRV 21
S550-5
Fantasia
LRV 19
PPU14-02
Glass Sapphire
LRV 18
N560-5
Solitaire
LRV 20
MQ5-7
Little Theater
LRV 18
N510-5
Liquid Mercury
LRV 20

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #677C99 in HSL space. Pair Infamous with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#677C99 + #998467
TRIADIC
#677C99 · #99677C · #7C9967
ANALOGOUS
#679599 · #677C99 · #6B6799

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.27:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
4.92:1 AA

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

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