VALSPAR · 5003-9C

Valspar Blue Arrow#5A6E7E · LRV 18

Blue Arrow reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 5003-9C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR BLUE ARROW

RGB 90, 110, 126 LRV 18

Color spec

Brand	Valspar
Name	Blue Arrow
SKU	5003-9C
Hex	#5A6E7E
RGB	90, 110, 126
HSL	207°, 17%, 42%
LRV	18
Undertone	blue / cool
Family	Blue

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

Cape Cod Bay

SKU 0633 · #557080 · LRV 15

ΔE 2.39 (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.

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 0

All blue at Backdrop →

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91

All blue at Sherwin-Williams →

SW 7604

#596E79

Smoky Blue

ΔE 2.75 · LRV 15

SW 9149

#4E7287

Inky Blue

ΔE 4.16 · LRV 15

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24

All blue at PPG / Glidden →

10-10

#5C707E

Hatteras Gray

ΔE 1.24 · LRV 15

1164-6

#627188

Blue Cloud

ΔE 4.92 · LRV 16

1035-6

#5B6E74

Superstition

ΔE 5.03 · LRV 15

1039-6

#656E72

In The Shadows

ΔE 5.91 · LRV 15

1043-6

#656874

Alley Cat

ΔE 7.15 · LRV 14

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22

All blue at Dunn-Edwards →

DE5803

#536A79

Turbulent Sea

ΔE 2.22 · LRV 14

DE5873

#52677B

Periscope

ΔE 3.17 · LRV 13

DEC799

#65737E

Wharf View

ΔE 3.32 · LRV 17

DE5796

#4D6A77

Before the Storm

ΔE 4.5 · LRV 13

DE5936

#656579

Graphite

ΔE 10.47 · LRV 13

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.41

All blue at Benjamin Moore →

1665

#547385

Mozart

ΔE 3.41 · LRV 16

CC-782

#547385

Georgian

ΔE 3.41 · LRV 16

1637

#617178

Blue

ΔE 4.33 · LRV 16

832

#5D6B86

Blue

ΔE 6.53 · LRV 15

CC-840

#5D6B86

Blue

ΔE 6.53 · LRV 15

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.2

All blue at Behr →

UL240-20

#5B6D85

Sausalito Port

ΔE 4.2 · LRV 15

UL240-2

#646B7E

Nostalgic

ΔE 6.5 · LRV 15

HDC-CL-22

#537076

Sophisticated Teal

ΔE 7.01 · LRV 15

PPU13-02

#547075

Juniper Berries

ΔE 7.27 · LRV 15

PPU13-2

#547075

Juniper Berries

ΔE 7.27 · LRV 15

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.14

All blue at Magnolia Home →

JG-86

#616F74

Storm Chaser

ΔE 5.14 · LRV 15

JG-85

#4E7280

Blue Skies

ΔE 5.52 · LRV 15

JG-79

#607577

Demo Day

ΔE 7.81 · LRV 17

JG-03

#617373

Duke Gray

ΔE 8.35 · LRV 16

JG-142

#626368

Texas Storm

ΔE 8.68 · LRV 13

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.41

All blue at Clare →

PNT100-DP-65

#4D6A70

Nearly Navy

ΔE 7.41 · LRV 13

PNT100-MD-57

#5B6682

Blue'd Up

ΔE 8.12 · LRV 13

PNT100-DP-45

#357285

Sublime

ΔE 9.05 · LRV 14

PNT100-DP-51

#5A6964

Current Mood

ΔE 11.08 · LRV 13

PNT100-DP-33

#706473

Prince

ΔE 15.99 · LRV 14

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.88

All blue at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 220

#636E8F

Pitch Blue

ΔE 9.23 · LRV 16

NO. 288

#427E83

Vardo

ΔE 13.36 · LRV 18

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5A6E7E in HSL space. Pair Blue Arrow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#5A6E7E + #7E6A5A

TRIADIC

#5A6E7E · #7E5A6E · #6E7E5A

ANALOGOUS

#5A7E7C · #5A6E7E · #5A5C7E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

5.29:1 AA

Sample text on black

3.97:1 AA Large

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

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