Purple

With an LRV of about 80, Purple reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Purple in other brands

• Prim Resene White Very close ΔE 0.7
• Heaven Sent Glidden PPG1252-2 White Very close ΔE 0.8
• Heaven Sent PPG 1252-2 White Very close ΔE 0.8
• Dew Kissed Berger Paints 6P0162 White Very close ΔE 0.8
• Spring Rose Dulux UK 1915165 White Very close ΔE 0.9
• Baby Soft Quarter Dulux Australia S49F1Q White Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Summer Benjamin Moore 2167-70 White
• Peace Benjamin Moore 1380 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns pink
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Purple warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.8 and a value of 6.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Resene color to Purple?

Prim (Resene), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Purple?

≈ 80. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.