Behr Midnight Blue N480-7

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Behr Midnight Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
Behr N480-7 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Behr Midnight Blue reviews (7 photos)
What are Behr Midnight Blue undertones?
Is Midnight Blue N480-7 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Midnight Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Midnight Blue N480-7
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N480-7
Name:	Midnight Blue
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Midnight Blue?

Behr Midnight Blue N480-7 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and a soft slate-like appearance. Its low saturation keeps it from reading as bright navy, while the charcoal influence gives it enough weight for dramatic walls or built-in cabinetry. In daylight, Midnight Blue can show more of its blue-gray character; under warm lamps, it may lean closer to a smoky charcoal. Use it in a home office, dining room, or on exterior trim when a dark color is wanted without a stark black effect. Crisp white, pale greige, weathered oak, brushed nickel, and matte black details make natural companions for this shade.

Behr N480-7 for bathroom (2 photos)

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Behr N480-7 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Behr Midnight Blue reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Midnight Blue undertones?

Midnight Blue is a deep, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4C565E

RGB code:

76, 86, 94

Is Behr Midnight Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 207°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

N480-7 Midnight Blue HSL code: 207, 11%, 33%

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 Midnight Blue

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

Sunrise

Morning

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Midnight Blue:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Midnight Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 27, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.

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LRV of Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue has an LRV of 9.09% 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 9.09%, 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	#4c565e
RGB Decimal	76, 86, 94
RGB Percent	29.80%, 33.73%, 36.86%
HSV	Hue: 207° Saturation: 19.15% Value: 36.86%
HSL	hsl(207, 11, 33)
CMYK	Cyan: 19.15 Magenta: 8.51 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 63.14
YIQ	Y: 83.922 I: -8.53 Q: 0.374
XYZ	X: 8.328 Y: 9.0 Z: 11.885
CIE Lab	L:35.984 a:-1.993 b:-5.954
CIE Luv	L:35.984 u:-5.484 v:-7.382
Decimal	5002846
Hunter Lab	30.0, -2.949, -2.489