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Dark Purple 2073-10
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Dark Purple sits at L* 25.0, a* 11.9, b* -3.0. Its hue angle is 346° and its chroma is 12.3, so it leans pink clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 31%.
LRV 5.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.7, Dark Purple is lighter than 1% 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 Dark Purple
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | SW 7577 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Merlot | SW 2704 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Marooned | SW 6020 | 5.85 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Dark Purple
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Majesty | T15-4 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oriental Eggplant | PPU17-02 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Oriental Eggplant | PPU17-2 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Raspberry | 2072-20 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caponata | AF-650 | 4.81 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Velvet Cloak | CSP-480 | 5.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dark Basalt | 2072-10 | 5.88 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chambourd | AF-645 | 5.91 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grappa | 1393 | 6.31 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Black Raspberry 2072-20 · lighter, LRV 6.8
- Vintage Wine 2116-20 · lighter, LRV 8.2
- Grappa 1393 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Caponata AF-650 · darker, LRV 6.4
- Tulsa Twilight 2070-10 · darker, LRV 5.0
- Velvet Cloak CSP-480 · darker, LRV 4.7
Colors that go with Dark Purple
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Hunter Green 2041-10 · complementary (180°)
- Plum Royale 2070-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Caponata AF-650 · analogous (+30°)
- River Rock 2139-10 · triadic (120°)
- Pacific Sea Teal 2049-10 · triadic (240°)
Dark Purple vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 9.3 vs 5.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 10.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.