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Valspar Electric Sky#8795B4 · LRV 30.1

Electric Sky reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M220 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ELECTRIC SKY
RGB 135, 149, 180 LRV 30.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Electric Sky
SKU M220
Hex #8795B4
RGB 135, 149, 180
HSL 221°, 23%, 62%
LRV 30.1
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Electric Sky

Electric Sky sits in the mid-range at LRV 30.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Electric Sky is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Celestial Horizon
SKU 0589 · #7C94B3 · LRV 29
ΔE 3.81 (noticeable)
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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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All blue at Behr →
N560-4
#8A95BB
Evening In Paris
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 30
S550-4
#819AC0
Camelot
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 32
620F-4
#839CBD
Violet Shadow
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 32
MQ5-51
#8098B3
Mystery
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 30
PPU16-05
#9191BC
Lily Of The Nile
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 30

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1167-5
#818DB3
Skysail Blue
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 27
1164-5
#8290A6
Blueberry Muffin
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 27
1245-5
#8394C5
Blue Hyacinth
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 30
1170-5
#8E90B4
Fresh Lavender
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 29
1159-4
#789BB6
Walden Pond
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 31

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.57
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5920
#8D95AA
London Fog
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 30
DE5885
#7F97B5
Denim Tradition
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 30
DE5927
#9497B3
Charcoal Dust
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 32
DE5879
#7896BA
Ocean City
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 29
DE5871
#819AB1
Downpour
ΔE 6.23 · LRV 31

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.74
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6816
#8B98C4
Dahlia
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 32
SW 9072
#8595AA
Dried Lavender
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 29
SW 9073
#8990A3
Dusty Heather
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 28
SW 9064
#7C9AB5
Bluesy Note
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 31
SW 9071
#7B99B0
Dyer's Woad
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 30

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.96
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
823
#879EBF
Steel Blue
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 35
1419
#929BC2
Persian Violet
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 35
CSP-530
#8690A4
Flower Box
ΔE 4.1 · LRV
2069-40
#8E8FB0
Violet Stone
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 29
CSP-455
#8D8FA1
Faded Violet
ΔE 6.05 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.78
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 26
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 12.43 · LRV 29
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 13.22 · LRV 31
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 14.48 · LRV 27
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 15.45 · LRV 32

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.75
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 11.12 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 12.54 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 16.72 · LRV 28

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.76
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 27
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 18.94 · LRV 38
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 20.98 · LRV 22
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 22.28 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 23.19 · LRV 33

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.48
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 11.48 · LRV 26
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 13.04 · LRV 31
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 13.07 · LRV 34
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 15.67 · LRV 30
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 16.13 · LRV 31

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8003-46D
Cry Me a River
LRV 30
8003-47D
House of Owen
LRV 31
V110-5
Blue Marble
LRV 29.9
M348
Versatile Blue
LRV 29.9
8003-48D
Macaw
LRV 29
M359
Gorgeous Graphite
LRV 30.4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #8795B4 in HSL space. Pair Electric Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#8795B4 + #B4A687
TRIADIC
#8795B4 · #B48795 · #95B487
ANALOGOUS
#87ACB4 · #8795B4 · #8F87B4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.01:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.99:1 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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