Purple

With an LRV of about 9, 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

• Vivid Vision Hallman Lindsay 1227 Purple Very close ΔE 0.9
• Vivid Vision Vista C-1226 Purple Very close ΔE 0.9
• So Merd1lot Kelly-Moore KM3752-5 Purple Very close ΔE 1.4
• T6082D Crown Purple Close ΔE 2.0
• Viola 65 Caparol 3D Viola 65 Purple Close ΔE 2.2
• Violet Crunch Nippon Paint NP AC 2087A Purple Close ΔE 2.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Wild Benjamin Moore CSP-475 Purple
• Peerage Benjamin Moore CC-36 Purple

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Purple warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -10.0 and a value of 13.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Purple?

Vivid Vision (1227), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Purple?

≈ 9. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.