Behr Foxglove M550-3
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| Code: | M550-3 |
| Name: | Foxglove |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Foxglove?
Behr Foxglove M550-3 is a light, muted blue-violet with a distinctly cool cast and a soft gray veil. Its pale depth keeps it airy on broad walls, while the lavender undertone gives it more character than a standard light gray. In daylight, Foxglove can read as a gentle periwinkle-gray; under warmer lamps, the violet side becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft charcoal accents. For a more grounded palette, pair this shade with deep navy, slate blue, or warm natural linen.
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What are Behr Foxglove undertones?
Foxglove is a mid-light, very muted pale mauve-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
193, 194, 215
Is Behr Foxglove cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 237°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
M550-3 Foxglove HSL code: 237, 22%, 80%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Foxglove
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Foxglove:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
M550-3
Foxglove
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Foxglove with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 57, such as Behr Greywood and Aged Olive.
LRV of Foxglove
Foxglove has an LRV of 55.21% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 55.21%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c1c2d7 |
| RGB Decimal | 193, 194, 215 |
| RGB Percent | 75.69%, 76.08%, 84.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 237° Saturation: 10.23% Value: 84.31% |
| HSL | hsl(237, 22, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.23 Magenta: 9.77 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 15.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 196.095 I: -7.344 Q: 6.324 |
| XYZ | X: 53.546 Y: 54.827 Z: 72.033 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.941 a:3.723 b:-10.577 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.941 u:-1.753 v:-16.919 |
| Decimal | 12698327 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.045, -0.495, -5.847 |
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