Valspar

Memorybook Blue

4007-5C

Memorybook Blue is a medium light blue with a tempered gray-green base. The gray-green cast keeps the blue watery rather than candy bright. Bedrooms, baths, or a laundry room suit it where a watery blue is welcome.

It has enough saturation to show clearly on the wall. White tile keeps the shade clean. Warm wicker prevents a chilly result. In weak daylight, it may settle into a muted blue-gray rather than a fresh sky tone.

Brand

Valspar

Code

4007-5C

Memorybook Blue 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 Memorybook Blue under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Memorybook Blue under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

198°

Cyan Family

Lightness

70%

Light

Saturation

29%

Muted

LRV

47.2
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
#9dbcc9
RGB Decimal
157, 188, 201
RGB Percent
61.6%, 73.7%, 78.8%
HSL
197.7, 28.9%, 70.2%
HSV
197.7, 21.9%, 78.8%
CMYK
21.9%, 6.5%, 0.0%, 21.2%
YIQ
180.2, -22.7, -2.5
XYZ
42.43, 47.35, 62.16
CIE Lab
74.41, -7.58, -10.03
CIE Luv
74.41, -16.57, -14.10
Hunter Lab
68.81, -6.89, -9.91
Decimal
10337481

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