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Purple Haze 1413
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Undertone: Noticeable purple undertone
In CIELAB, Purple Haze sits at L* 54.0, a* 5.1, b* -9.8. Its hue angle is 297° and its chroma is 11.0, so it leans purple clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 10%.
LRV 23.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.5, Purple Haze is lighter than 25% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Purple Haze
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythical | SW 6550 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 4.41 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Soulful Blue | SW 6543 | 5.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Purple Haze
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solitaire | N560-5 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Metro | PPU16-16 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Formal Affair | BNC-19 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Haze | CC-980 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Tropical Dusk | 2117-40 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Life | 2118-40 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Queen's Wreath | 1426 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Irises | 1440 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Luxe | AF-580 | 5.83 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Irises 1440 · lighter, LRV 26.2
- Amorous AF-600 · lighter, LRV 27.4
- Oxford Gray 2128-40 · lighter, LRV 28.8
- Black Pepper 2130-40 · darker, LRV 21.1
- Silver Streak 2119-40 · darker, LRV 20.7
- Tempest AF-590 · darker, LRV 19.5
Colors that go with Purple Haze
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Galápagos Green 475 · complementary (180°)
- Bachelor Blue 1629 · analogous (−30°)
- Tropical Dusk 2117-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Driftwood 2107-40 · triadic (120°)
- Cedar Mountains 706 · triadic (240°)
Purple Haze vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.2) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 23.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.0) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 23.5), more yellow/warm, more green.