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Valspar Violetta#87A4C8 · LRV 35.8

Violetta reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V073-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR VIOLETTA
RGB 135, 164, 200 LRV 35.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Violetta
SKU V073-4
Hex #87A4C8
RGB 135, 164, 200
HSL 213°, 37%, 66%
LRV 35.8
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Violetta

Violetta sits in the mid-range at LRV 35.8, 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.

Violetta 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
John's Blue
SKU 0617 · #82A3C0 · LRV 35
ΔE 3.15 (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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5878
#8FAACA
Bachelor Blue
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 39
DE5892
#84A5DC
Blue Cue
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 37
DE5899
#99A8C9
Sapphire Fog
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 39
DE5850
#73A4C6
Wandering River
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 34
DE5913
#979FBF
Midnight Blush
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 35

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1162-4
#7E9EC2
Alaskan Blue
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 33
1244-4
#7EA3D2
Boudoir Blue
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 35
1160-4
#8DA8BE
Kaleidoscope
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 37
1158-4
#78A7C3
Serene Sea
ΔE 6.55 · LRV 36
1157-4
#82ACC4
Arabella
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 38

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.3
All blue at Behr →
600F-5
#84A5D4
Blueberry Buckle
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 37
PPU15-13
#92A6C5
Blue Hydrangea
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 37
PPU14-07
#82A1BE
Hawaiian Sky
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 34
PPU14-7
#82A1BE
Hawaiian Sky
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 34
S530-4
#7BA8D2
Jet Set
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 37

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
823
#879EBF
Steel Blue
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 35
CSP-520
#8EA3C5
Pressed Violet
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 38
809
#81A5C0
Soft Jazz
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 37
1433
#93A0BD
Blue Pearl
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 36
802
#79A7C5
San Francisco Bay
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 38

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.78
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6528
#8EA9C2
Cosmos
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 38
SW 6521
#8BA7BB
Notable Hue
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 37
SW 6816
#8B98C4
Dahlia
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 32
SW 9070
#83A2B4
Baby Blue Eyes
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 34
SW 7608
#87AAB9
Adrift
ΔE 9.18 · LRV 37

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.29
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 8.29 · LRV 46
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 31
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 11.64 · LRV 29
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 15.42 · LRV 32
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 17.14 · LRV 41

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.44
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 9.44 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 12.61 · LRV 34
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 14.44 · LRV 31
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 16.18 · LRV 31
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 16.88 · LRV 42

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.09
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 10.09 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 11.65 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 11.95 · LRV 34
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 17.26 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.21
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 11.21 · LRV 51
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 12.1 · LRV 27
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.17 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 19.57 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 25.68 · LRV 35

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4003-7C
Heartsong
LRV 37.3
V036-2
Paula Loves Paris
LRV 35.8
4004-5C
Lovebirds
LRV 37.2
V109-4
Porcelain Vase
LRV 37.7
4007-8A
Blue Eyes
LRV 36.3
4002-8A
Sweet Violet
LRV 35.7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #87A4C8 in HSL space. Pair Violetta with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#87A4C8 + #C8AB87
TRIADIC
#87A4C8 · #C887A4 · #A4C887
ANALOGOUS
#87C4C8 · #87A4C8 · #8B87C8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.57:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.17:1 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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