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Your Majesty 1400
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Your Majesty sits at L* 37.9, a* 19.3, b* -25.8. Its hue angle is 307° and its chroma is 32.2, so it reads as an outright purple rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 5%.
LRV 12.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.3, Your Majesty is lighter than 10% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Your Majesty
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Violet | SW 6982 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Impulsive Purple | SW 6832 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gutsy Grape | SW 6980 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Your Majesty
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Court | P560-7 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Virtual Violet | HDC-MD-25 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Purple Sky | MQ4-28 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauve Bauhaus | 1407 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystical Grape | 2071-30 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seduction | 1399 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Lilac | 2070-30 | 6.40 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Darkest Grape | 2069-30 | 6.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fire and Ice | 1392 | 6.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Seduction 1399 · lighter, LRV 14.4
- Fire and Ice 1392 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Charmed Violet 1398 · lighter, LRV 24.3
- Basic Blue CC-968 · darker, LRV 8.4
- Gentle Violet 2071-20 · darker, LRV 7.4
- Starry Night Blue 2067-20 · darker, LRV 7.5
Colors that go with Your Majesty
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Colonial Verdigris CW-530 · complementary (180°)
- Blue Suede Shoes 798 · analogous (−30°)
- Passion Plum 2073-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Cordwainer 2164-10 · triadic (120°)
- Juniper 2048-20 · triadic (240°)
Your Majesty vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 13.1) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 12.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 14.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 16.0) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 12.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.