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VALSPAR · 4005-6C

Valspar Mountain River#3F576A · LRV 9

Mountain River reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4005-6C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR MOUNTAIN RIVER
RGB 63, 87, 106 LRV 9

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Mountain River
SKU 4005-6C
Hex #3F576A
RGB 63, 87, 106
HSL 207°, 25%, 33%
LRV 9
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Mountain River

At LRV 9, Mountain River is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Mountain River earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. 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
Day Spa
SKU 0634 · #3D5463 · LRV 8
ΔE 2.14 (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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All blue at Behr →
760F-6
#435667
Distant Thunder
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 9
QE-55
#485869
Harbour (marquee)
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 9
MQ5-58
#37546E
Velvet Rope
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 8
HDC-SM14-7
#3E5269
Midnight Mosaic
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 8
HDC-WR14-7
#435672
Hidden Sapphire
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 9

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-87
#445868
Together
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 9
JG-90
#435462
Bright Future
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 8
JG-92
#42526E
Silos District
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 8
JG-80
#365862
Water Garden
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 9
JG-04
#3E595D
Weekend
ΔE 8.45 · LRV 9

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1680
#3F5266
Hudson Bay
ΔE 2.6 · LRV
CC-810
#3F5266
Hudson Bay
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 10
1666
#415663
In the Midnight Hour
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 10
HC-155
#465566
Newburyport Blue
ΔE 2.91 · LRV
777
#34586C
Summer Nights
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 11

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.67
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5811
#36576A
Summer Night
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 9
DE5818
#3E505F
Midnight Haze
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 8
DE5853
#375673
Blue Earth
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 9
DE5804
#43535E
Nightfall
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 8
DE5797
#40535D
Slate Wall
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 8

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 8
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 18
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 10.12 · LRV 6
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 14.04 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 17.99 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.05
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7602
#3E5063
Indigo Batik
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 8
SW 9150
#32586E
Endless Sea
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 9
SW 9185
#2E5464
Marea Baja
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 8
SW 6517
#215772
Regatta
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 8
SW 2740
#515763
Mineral Gray
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 9

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.63
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 10
NO. 30
#3D4E57
Hague Blue
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 9.99 · LRV 6
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 10.48 · LRV 13
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1152-6
#365D73
Brigade
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 10
1154-7
#2D5367
Regatta Bay
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 8
1156-6
#2D5975
Mountain Lake
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 9
10-01
#425A65
Oceania
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 9
10-09
#48545D
Soothing Sapphire
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 9

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.36
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 9 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 11.28 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 21.53 · LRV 8

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4007-6C
Deep Twilight Blue
LRV 8.6
4005-4C
Motor City Blue
LRV 8
8003-46F
Sapphire Earbobs
LRV 9
4004-4C
Midnight Shadow
LRV 7.9
5001-6C
Perfect Storm
LRV 9.5
8004-39F
Hobgoblin
LRV 10

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3F576A in HSL space. Pair Mountain River with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3F576A + #6A523F
TRIADIC
#3F576A · #6A3F57 · #576A3F
ANALOGOUS
#3F6A68 · #3F576A · #3F426A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.55:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.78:1 fail

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

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