Purple

With an LRV of about 24, Purple absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Purple in other brands

• Purple Agate Behr PPU16-04 Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Parmentier Dulux Australia S43F5 Blue Very close ΔE 1.5
• TVT S345 Tikkurila Blue Very close ΔE 1.9
• Velvet Violet Plascon P2-B1-3 Blue Very close ΔE 2.0
• Regal Jewel Asian Paints 7150 Blue Very close ΔE 2.0
• Belladona KILZ RA280-02 Blue Close ΔE 2.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Snugglepuss Benjamin Moore 1405 Blue
• Cupid's Benjamin Moore 1385 Purple

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as blue
• Protanopia Reads as blue
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns red
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns purple
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Purple warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -21.8 and a value of 13.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Purple?

Purple Agate (PPU16-04), at ΔE 1.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Purple?

≈ 24. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.