Valspar

Shale Blue

8004-38D

Valspar Shale Blue is a muted medium slate with a blue-gray undertone. It sits back and lets the room work. Bedrooms, offices, bathrooms, and exterior shutters suit it when blue should stay grounded.

Warm white trim, slate, or natural oak keep it balanced. In north light, the shade may look more gray and reserved. Brighter rooms show the blue more clearly. Use a sample beside any cool gray flooring.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8004-38D

Collection

The Natural Collection

Shale 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 Shale Blue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Shale Blue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

198°

Cyan Family

Lightness

64%

Medium

Saturation

16%

Muted

LRV

37.0

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

#93a8b1

RGB Decimal

147, 168, 177

RGB Percent

57.6%, 65.9%, 69.4%

HSL

198.0, 16.1%, 63.5%

HSV

198.0, 16.9%, 69.4%

CMYK

16.9%, 5.1%, 0.0%, 30.6%

YIQ

162.7, -15.4, -1.6

XYZ

33.97, 37.38, 47.02

CIE Lab

67.56, -5.35, -7.10

CIE Luv

67.56, -11.56, -9.72

Hunter Lab

61.14, -4.70, -6.64

Decimal

9676977

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Shale Blue Blue Nuthatch West Coast Rush Hour

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Shale Blue Flowing Breeze Catalyst Gray Lily White

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Shale Blue Cocoa Craving Poised Taupe Rose Accent

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Shale Blue Vintage Ribbon Gin Berry Purple Surf

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Shale Blue Vintage Ribbon Central Mauve Purple Surf

Closest Paint Matches

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

Valspar

Shale Blue

Sherwin Williams

Meditative

Valspar

Shale Blue

Valspar

Wave Goodbye

Valspar

Shale Blue

Valspar

Cool Customer

Valspar

Shale Blue

Behr

Nor'Wester

Valspar

Shale Blue

Behr

Windsurf

Valspar

Shale Blue

Benjamin Moore

Comet

Valspar

Shale Blue

Sherwin Williams

Aleutian

Valspar

Shale Blue

Valspar

Fog Blue

Valspar

Shale Blue

Valspar

Pearl Gray

Valspar

Shale Blue

Benjamin Moore

Dusty Cornflower

Valspar

Shale Blue

Farrow & Ball

Dix Blue

Valspar

Shale Blue

Valspar

Windswept Clouds

Valspar

Shale Blue

Benjamin Moore

New Hope Gray

Valspar

Shale Blue

Sherwin Williams

Solitude

Valspar

Shale Blue

Glidden

Dresden Dream

Valspar

Shale Blue

Glidden

Mountain Stream