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What are the actual Multigrade colors?

I didn't even think of the effect of IR light, but my test prints are very sharp so far so hoping it's not an issue. Step wedge testing is also a great idea, but I'm time poor right now.

Photographic papers are not sensitive to IR.
 
To obtain maximum contrast, i.e. grade 5, you want to cut off any light above approximately 470nm. The low contrast is green, in the 520-530nm wavelength. LED's are not single spectrum emitters, they have a peak, but also significant spread. Thus if your blue light is a bit sloppy and spreads into the green spectrum in the 470-500nm range you will never be able to develop maximum contrast.

Ideally for split grade you want the hard exposure to be in the 440-450nm wavelength and low contrast to be in the 520-530 nm wavelength. Any light outside these wavelengths should be removed. You can't specify these by hue and saturation, you need to know the spectral output of your light source.