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Valspar Ethereal Blue#99C4D5 · LRV 50.9

Ethereal Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M327 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ETHEREAL BLUE
RGB 153, 196, 213 LRV 50.9

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Ethereal Blue
SKU M327
Hex #99C4D5
RGB 153, 196, 213
HSL 197°, 42%, 72%
LRV 50.9
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Ethereal Blue

At LRV 50.9, Ethereal 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.

Ethereal 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.

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
Bluette
SKU 0616 · #9EBED8 · LRV 49
ΔE 5.71 (different)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 0.59
All blue at Behr →
S510-3
#96C3D4
Ombre Blue
ΔE 0.59 · LRV 50
S520-3
#9DC7DB
Perfect Landing
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 53
560F-4
#97C3D0
Russian Blue
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 50
570F-4
#9ABFCC
Blue Willow
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 48
BIC-10
#8EC3D5
Cotton Denim
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 50

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5786
#8FC1D2
Eastern Sky
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 49
DE5793
#A3BFCB
Frozen Tundra
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 49
DE5765
#9ACAD3
Surfside
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 54
DE5849
#99C1DC
January Frost
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 50
DE5800
#A8BFCC
Peace River
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 50

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9063
#9BC8DE
Porch Ceiling
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 54
SW 9061
#9BBFC9
Rest Assured
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 48
SW 9049
#89C6DF
Sky Fall
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 51
SW 9053
#9FC5CC
Agua Fría
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 52
SW 9047
#8BC4D1
After the Rain
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.31
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 7.68 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 16.38 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 19.9 · LRV 35
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.52 · LRV 65

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.97
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1158-3
#A4C3D7
Blue Bows
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 52
1235-4
#94C8D2
Idyllic Isle
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 52
1239-3
#9FC9E4
Windsor Way
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 55
1152-3
#A8C0CE
Graceful
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 50
1161-3
#A1BED9
Everlasting
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 49

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
745
#95C8D2
Blue Rapids
ΔE 4.12 · LRV
795
#97C3DF
Faded Denim
ΔE 4.15 · LRV
CC-786
#97C3DF
Summer Day
ΔE 4.15 · LRV
808
#A1BFD5
Sapphire Ice
ΔE 4.89 · LRV
CC-878
#A1BFD5
H2O
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.67
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 52
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 46
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 51
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 13.32 · LRV 48
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 14.42 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.27
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 55
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 10.22 · LRV 45
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 11.79 · LRV 56
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 12.47 · LRV 48

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.64
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 9.07 · LRV 42
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 10.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 13.88 · LRV 54

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V069-3
Boutonniere
LRV 52
8002-43B
Sound Waves
LRV 52
4008-5B
Northern Sky Blue
LRV 50.8
5001-7B
Ice Sculpture
LRV 53.3
V071-2
Patrick's Perfect Day
LRV 50.8
4007-7C
Breezy
LRV 50.1

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #99C4D5 in HSL space. Pair Ethereal Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#99C4D5 + #D5AA99
TRIADIC
#99C4D5 · #D599C4 · #C4D599
ANALOGOUS
#99D5C8 · #99C4D5 · #99A6D5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.87:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.21:1 AAA

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

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