Purple

With an LRV of about 27, 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 Jewel Valspar 1004-5B Purple Very close ΔE 1.2
• Joyful Lilac Dulux Australia S49E5 Purple Very close ΔE 1.9
• Pamplona Purple 5 Dulux UK 1187006 Purple Close ΔE 2.1
• Viola 115 Caparol 3D Viola 115 Purple Close ΔE 2.2
• Mulled Berry Asian Paints 9595 Purple Close ΔE 2.3
• Baroness Sherwin-Williams 6837 Purple Close ΔE 2.4

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Victorian Benjamin Moore 1370 Purple
• Plum Benjamin Moore 1371 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 Turns red
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Purple warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -13.7 and a value of 23.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Valspar color to Purple?

Purple Jewel (1004-5B), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Purple?

≈ 27. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.