Valspar

Blue Arrow

5001-3C

Blue Arrow is a muted blue-green gray with a medium-light depth. It feels quiet and useful. It earns its place on bedroom walls, mudroom cabinetry, or built-ins where a stronger blue would distract.

Across a full room, it reads more gray in shade and more blue near daylight. Pair with white oak, clean trim, or black hardware. Warm beige carpet may dull the cool cast.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

5001-3C

Collection

2023 Color Of The Year

Blue Arrow in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Blue Arrow under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Blue Arrow under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

180°

Cyan Family

Lightness

64%

Medium

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

39.4

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#9bacac

RGB Decimal

155, 172, 172

RGB Percent

60.8%, 67.5%, 67.5%

HSL

180.0, 9.3%, 64.1%

HSV

180.0, 9.9%, 67.5%

CMYK

9.9%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 32.5%

YIQ

166.9, -10.1, -3.6

XYZ

35.72, 39.45, 44.76

CIE Lab

69.08, -5.90, -2.03

CIE Luv

69.08, -9.25, -2.01

Hunter Lab

62.81, -5.22, -1.85

Decimal

10202284

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Blue Arrow Oval Room Blue Tidepool Wonder Knoxville Gray

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Blue Arrow Tradewind Rarified Air Swirling Water

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Blue Arrow Object Of Desire Wool Peacoat Pocketful of Promise

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Blue Arrow Power Gray Halcyon Green Amethyst Haze

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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