Valspar

Blue Dusk

M318

Blue Dusk is a dark ink-blue with a smoky green-gray edge. The shadow is the point. It has enough depth for a moody dining room, interior doors, or paneled wainscot, but it will look heavy in a narrow hall with poor lighting.

Brass brings out the blue nicely. For trim, choose a soft white instead of a stark one that could feel too graphic.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M318

Collection

The Soft Collection

Blue Dusk 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 Dusk under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Blue Dusk under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

205°

Cyan Family

Lightness

23%

Dark

Saturation

40%

Moderate

LRV

4.4

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

#233e51

RGB Decimal

35, 62, 81

RGB Percent

13.7%, 24.3%, 31.8%

HSL

204.8, 39.7%, 22.7%

HSV

204.8, 56.8%, 31.8%

CMYK

56.8%, 23.5%, 0.0%, 68.2%

YIQ

56.1, -22.2, 0.2

XYZ

3.90, 4.40, 8.43

CIE Lab

24.94, -4.00, -14.64

CIE Luv

24.94, -10.97, -16.99

Hunter Lab

20.97, -2.44, -11.16

Decimal

2309713

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Blue Dusk Salty Dog Indigo Go Go Indigo Streamer

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Blue Dusk Blue Lava Finley Blue San Francisco Bay

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Blue Dusk Ch-teau Mantle Incognito Gold Rush

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Blue Dusk Spirit Blue Verdant Forest Concord Grape

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Blue Dusk Spirit Blue Dewberry Concord Grape

Closest Paint Matches

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

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Valspar

Indigo Go Go

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Sherwin Williams

Salty Dog

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Benjamin Moore

Twilight

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Valspar

Everglade Deck

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Sherwin Williams

Rainstorm

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Sherwin Williams

Moscow Midnight

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Valspar

Indigo Streamer

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Valspar

Night Swim

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Benjamin Moore

North Sea

Valspar

Blue Dusk

Benjamin Moore

Marine Blue