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Prestige Blue

V072-2

Prestige Blue is a light blue with enough gray to stay calm on a large wall. The high LRV keeps the blue open, not watery. Paint it in a bedroom, bath, or upstairs hall where a cooler color makes sense.

The comfortable value keeps the room from feeling dim, but it still reads clearly blue. For Prestige Blue, white oak plus soft white trim. Warm bulbs make it gentler at night.
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Brand

Valspar

Code

V072-2

Prestige 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 Prestige Blue under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Prestige Blue under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

207°

Cyan Family

Lightness

80%

Light

Saturation

43%

Moderate

LRV

60.1
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
#b7cfe2
RGB Decimal
183, 207, 226
RGB Percent
71.8%, 81.2%, 88.6%
HSL
206.5, 42.6%, 80.2%
HSV
206.5, 19.0%, 88.6%
CMYK
19.0%, 8.4%, 0.0%, 11.4%
YIQ
202.0, -20.4, 0.9
XYZ
55.57, 60.18, 80.64
CIE Lab
81.94, -4.06, -12.09
CIE Luv
81.94, -13.47, -18.16
Hunter Lab
77.58, -3.88, -12.52
Decimal
12046306

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Prestige BlueBay Area BlueLazy SundayChicago Blues

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Prestige BlueCache BlueCelestial LightTourmaline

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Prestige BlueSimply Subtle PinkSaint Martin SandSunset Hill

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Prestige BlueLavender CloudJack FrostAmethyst Cream

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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Sky's The Limit

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Blue Ice

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Baby Boots

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Arctic Circle

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Whiting Cottage

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Sailing on the Bay

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Millstream

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Grand Rapids

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