21st Century Blue
V070-3 · #8BC4E0 · LRV 50.1 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 321st Century Blue50.1
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is 21st Century Blue, Really?
21st Century Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V070-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for 21st Century Blue
21st Century Blue is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes 21st Century Blue
At LRV 50.1, 21st Century Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about 21st Century Blue are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar V070-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sky FallSW 9049 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Colorado Springs570D-4 · Behr | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Faded Denim795 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Horizon HazePPG1237-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pool Party79BG 53/259 · Glidden | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Twinkle138-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to 21st Century Blue within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #8BC4E0 in HSL space. Pair 21st Century Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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