Valspar

Blue Echo

V111-3

Blue Echo lands as a pale blue gray carrying a cool, washed-linen quality. It is gentle, not sweet. The color works best where the room already feels calm, such as a bedroom, nursery, or upstairs hall.

It can look grayer beside warm floors and clearer blue beside bright white trim. If the space has low daylight, test it beside bedding or carpet before painting every wall.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V111-3

Collection

Popular

Blue Echo 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 Echo under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Blue Echo under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

214°

Blue Family

Lightness

71%

Light

Saturation

19%

Muted

LRV

44.7

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

#a8b4c4

RGB Decimal

168, 180, 196

RGB Percent

65.9%, 70.6%, 76.9%

HSL

214.3, 19.2%, 71.4%

HSV

214.3, 14.3%, 76.9%

CMYK

14.3%, 8.2%, 0.0%, 23.1%

YIQ

178.2, -12.3, 2.5

XYZ

42.43, 44.95, 58.66

CIE Lab

72.86, -0.88, -9.53

CIE Luv

72.86, -7.30, -14.34

Hunter Lab

67.05, -0.80, -9.32

Decimal

11056324

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Blue Echo Dried Lavender Lead Cast Admiralty

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Blue Echo Aster Petal Highland Winds Arctic Dawn

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Blue Echo Roasted Macadamia True Taupewood Percale

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Blue Echo North Cascades Lazy River Gleeful Joy

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Blue Echo North Cascades Evening Slipper Gleeful Joy

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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