Midnight Hour
PPG's Midnight Hour is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 6 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#3b484fLRV
6.00
Midnight Hour's Color Strip
Midnight Hour is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip PPG1038 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Midnight Hour in Rooms
Follow Midnight Hour from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Bathroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Midnight Hour — modern luxury bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Midnight Hour paint in a boho dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
A art deco bedroom painted in Midnight Hour
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1 House Photo
The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes. In this setting, let full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows and roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim guide the final sample decision.
Midnight Hour color — coastal house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image trace Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Midnight Hour — minimalist kitchen
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1 Home Office Photo
Across 1 home office image, Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. With an LRV of 6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
PPG Midnight Hour in a contemporary home office
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1 Front Door Photo
The threshold between the street and the interior can draw different notes from Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7). The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
classy front door featuring Midnight Hour by PPG
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1 Living Room Photo
These 1 living room image show how Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) can sit beside upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The blue, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Midnight Hour
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
wabi-sabi patio featuring Midnight Hour by PPG
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. With an LRV of 6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Midnight Hour paint in a small mudroom
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 66 vs 6, Alpaca Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Oatmeal reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight Hour encloses it.
Delicate White reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 6), opening up a space where Midnight Hour encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Midnight Hour is a dark, cool, stormy black with a navy undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a statement wall in bedroom or living room, or the exterior of your home. Pair it with lighter grays.