Behr Indigo Ink HDC-CL-26A

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Behr Indigo Ink reviews (23 photos)
What are Behr Indigo Ink undertones?
Is Indigo Ink HDC-CL-26A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Indigo Ink
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Indigo Ink HDC-CL-26A
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	HDC-CL-26A
Name:	Indigo Ink
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Indigo Ink?

Behr Indigo Ink HDC-CL-26A is a deep, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast. Its low-saturation character keeps it from reading as a bright navy, giving walls a grounded, shadowed appearance instead. In strong daylight, the blue becomes clearer, while evening or low artificial light can pull it closer to charcoal with a slate-blue edge. Use it for a study, bedroom, dining room, or built-in cabinetry when a dark color is wanted without a stark black effect. Pair Indigo Ink with soft white trim, pale gray stone, light oak, brushed nickel, or warm brass for contrast.

Behr Indigo Ink reviews (23 photos)

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What are Behr Indigo Ink undertones?

Indigo Ink is a deep, muted near-black navy. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#3B4354

RGB code:

59, 67, 84

Is Behr Indigo Ink cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 221°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

HDC-CL-26A Indigo Ink HSL code: 221, 17%, 28%

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 Indigo Ink

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Indigo Ink:

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

HDC-CL-26A
Indigo Ink

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 Indigo Ink with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 41, such as Behr Chicago Fog and White City.

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LRV of Indigo Ink

Indigo Ink has an LRV of 6.07% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 6.07%, 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	#3b4354
RGB Decimal	59, 67, 84
RGB Percent	23.14%, 26.27%, 32.94%
HSV	Hue: 221° Saturation: 29.76% Value: 32.94%
HSL	hsl(221, 17, 28)
CMYK	Cyan: 29.76 Magenta: 20.24 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 67.06
YIQ	Y: 66.546 I: -10.23 Q: 3.598
XYZ	X: 5.41 Y: 5.584 Z: 9.178
CIE Lab	L:28.338 a:1.229 b:-11.247
CIE Luv	L:28.338 u:-4.567 v:-13.891
Decimal	3883860
Hunter Lab	23.631, -0.484, -6.486