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VALSPAR · 4003-8A

Valspar Enchanted Evening#7893BF · LRV 28.6

Enchanted Evening reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4003-8A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ENCHANTED EVENING
RGB 120, 147, 191 LRV 28.6

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Enchanted Evening
SKU 4003-8A
Hex #7893BF
RGB 120, 147, 191
HSL 217°, 36%, 61%
LRV 28.6
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Enchanted Evening

Enchanted Evening sits in the mid-range at LRV 28.6, 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.

Enchanted Evening 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
Himalaya Sky
SKU 0597 · #7695C2 · LRV 29
ΔE 1.19 (near-perfect)
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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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5879
#7896BA
Ocean City
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 29
DE5885
#7F97B5
Denim Tradition
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 30
DE5871
#819AB1
Downpour
ΔE 6.5 · LRV 31
DE5815
#7B9CB3
Frozen Lake
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 31
DE5808
#689DB7
Lake Lucerne
ΔE 10.4 · LRV 30

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All blue at Behr →
S550-4
#819AC0
Camelot
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 32
HDC-MD-02
#6A8FC2
Lapis Lazuli
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 27
MQ5-51
#8098B3
Mystery
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 30
N560-4
#8A95BB
Evening In Paris
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 30
590F-5
#6C9AC3
Magic Spell
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 30

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
817
#6E94CC
Brazilian Blue
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 32
810
#6B8DB3
Blue Dragon
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 28
CSP-555
#5F8EC2
Waterloo
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 28
803
#5E8FB6
Lazy Sunday
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 27
2069-40
#8E8FB0
Violet Stone
ΔE 9.25 · LRV 29

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.25
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1245-5
#8394C5
Blue Hyacinth
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 30
1167-5
#818DB3
Skysail Blue
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 27
1161-4
#729CC2
Blue Promise
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 31
1159-4
#789BB6
Walden Pond
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 31
1170-5
#8E90B4
Fresh Lavender
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 29

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.47
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6809
#7498BE
Lobelia
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 30
SW 6816
#8B98C4
Dahlia
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 32
SW 9064
#7C9AB5
Bluesy Note
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 31
SW 9072
#8595AA
Dried Lavender
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 29
SW 9071
#7B99B0
Dyer's Woad
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 30

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.56
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 26
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 10.15 · LRV 31
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 13.19 · LRV 29
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 17.95 · LRV 27
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 17.97 · LRV 32

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.34
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 12.34 · LRV 27
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 22.71 · LRV 38
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 24.03 · LRV 22
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 26.12 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 27 · LRV 33

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.68
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 12.68 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 13.42 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 14.2 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 20.4 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 20.88 · LRV 27

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.26
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 13.26 · LRV 37
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 14.23 · LRV 26
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 16.33 · LRV 31
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 17.99 · LRV 30
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 18.5 · LRV 31

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4005-10B
Blue Shock
LRV 28.1
8002-45D
Paradise Found
LRV 31
M220
Electric Sky
LRV 30.1
V110-5
Blue Marble
LRV 29.9
8003-46D
Cry Me a River
LRV 30
M348
Versatile Blue
LRV 29.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7893BF in HSL space. Pair Enchanted Evening with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7893BF + #BFA478
TRIADIC
#7893BF · #BF7893 · #93BF78
ANALOGOUS
#78B7BF · #7893BF · #8178BF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.12:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.72:1 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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