Valspar

Ruby Nights

V040-6

Valspar Ruby Nights is a dark berry shade with a muted wine cast. It reads serious, not sugary. The color can wrap a small bar, media room, or bedroom alcove in depth, especially with linen shades and low lamps.

Daylight brings out the red-violet side. At night, it settles closer to brown plum. Use a warm white ceiling to keep the room from closing in too much.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V040-6

Collection

Popular

Ruby Nights 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 Ruby Nights under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Ruby Nights under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Pink

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

332°

Red Family

Lightness

31%

Dark

Saturation

31%

Moderate

LRV

6.2

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

#68374e

RGB Decimal

104, 55, 78

RGB Percent

40.8%, 21.6%, 30.6%

HSL

331.8, 30.8%, 31.2%

HSV

331.8, 47.1%, 40.8%

CMYK

0.0%, 47.1%, 25.0%, 59.2%

YIQ

72.3, 21.8, 17.5

XYZ

8.45, 6.23, 7.96

CIE Lab

29.97, 24.99, -4.38

CIE Luv

29.97, 27.67, -8.84

Hunter Lab

24.95, 18.69, -3.05

Decimal

6829902

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Ruby Nights Fabulous Grape Dark Burgundy Grape Juice

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Ruby Nights Sea Fan Fuchsia Love Poem Cranberry Ice

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Ruby Nights Country Club Black Spruce Aragon Green

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Ruby Nights Chestnut Mad About Magenta Cowboy Boots

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Ruby Nights Mad About Magenta Comtesse Gentle Violet

Closest Paint Matches

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

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Sherwin Williams

Fabulous Grape

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Benjamin Moore

Grape Juice

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Benjamin Moore

Dark Burgundy

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Valspar

Burnt Orchid

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Glidden

Chilled Wine

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Valspar

Stoic

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Glidden

Love Potion

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Benjamin Moore

Elderberry Wine

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Valspar

Royal Velvet

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Valspar

Merlot

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Benjamin Moore

Radicchio

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Sherwin Williams

Mature Grape

Valspar

Ruby Nights

Benjamin Moore

Autumn Purple