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Valspar Paradise Found#769BC1 · LRV 31

Paradise Found reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8002-45D actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR PARADISE FOUND
RGB 118, 155, 193 LRV 31

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Paradise Found
SKU 8002-45D
Hex #769BC1
RGB 118, 155, 193
HSL 210°, 38%, 61%
LRV 31
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Paradise Found

Paradise Found sits in the mid-range at LRV 31, 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.

Paradise Found 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
Key West Zenith
SKU 0646 · #759FC1 · LRV 32
ΔE 2.38 (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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6809
#7498BE
Lobelia
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 30
SW 9064
#7C9AB5
Bluesy Note
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 31
SW 9071
#7B99B0
Dyer's Woad
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 30
SW 9062
#6F9DB3
Bluebird Feather
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 31
SW 6816
#8B98C4
Dahlia
ΔE 7.74 · LRV 32

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1161-4
#729CC2
Blue Promise
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 31
1162-4
#7E9EC2
Alaskan Blue
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 33
1242-4
#73A3D0
Overcast
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 34
1159-4
#789BB6
Walden Pond
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 31
1245-5
#8394C5
Blue Hyacinth
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 30

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All blue at Behr →
590F-5
#6C9AC3
Magic Spell
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 30
620F-4
#839CBD
Violet Shadow
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 32
S550-4
#819AC0
Camelot
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 32
MQ5-51
#8098B3
Mystery
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 30
S510-4
#6FA0BC
Jean Jacket Blue
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 32

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.21
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5879
#7896BA
Ocean City
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 29
DE5885
#7F97B5
Denim Tradition
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 30
DE5850
#73A4C6
Wandering River
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 34
DE5815
#7B9CB3
Frozen Lake
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 31
DE5808
#689DB7
Lake Lucerne
ΔE 6.79 · LRV 30

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 26
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 31
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 29
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 15.52 · LRV 32
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 17.3 · LRV 27

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.03
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
823
#879EBF
Steel Blue
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 35
796
#6BA3D0
Nova Scotia Blue
ΔE 4.1 · LRV
774
#6AA4BE
I've Got the Blues
ΔE 7.78 · LRV
1657
#769EB0
Niagara Falls
ΔE 7.9 · LRV 32
HC-152
#769EB0
Whipple Blue
ΔE 7.9 · LRV 32

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.32
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 11.25 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 12.93 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 13.77 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 18.32 · LRV 27

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 10 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 13.11 · LRV 34
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 14.82 · LRV 31
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 15.56 · LRV 30
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 16.07 · LRV 31

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.85
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 10.85 · LRV 27
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 14.02 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 20.86 · LRV 38
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 25.41 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 27.16 · LRV 33

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V110-5
Blue Marble
LRV 29.9
4003-8A
Enchanted Evening
LRV 28.6
V069-4
Crisp French Blue
LRV 30.7
P033
Gulf Stream Blue
LRV 30.1
M220
Electric Sky
LRV 30.1
8003-46D
Cry Me a River
LRV 30

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #769BC1 in HSL space. Pair Paradise Found with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#769BC1 + #C19C76
TRIADIC
#769BC1 · #C1769B · #9BC176
ANALOGOUS
#76C1C1 · #769BC1 · #7676C1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.23:1 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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