Breathtaking (Behr 610B-7)
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Breathtaking (Behr 610B-7) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 12.5, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Breathtaking
Four Behr colors picked for Breathtaking by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Breathtaking, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Luxe Blue | SW 6537 | 13 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fancy Pants | CSP-525 | 14.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Indigo | 4003-8C | 13 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Odyssey | 1166-6 | 14 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Breathtaking (LRV 12.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Breathtaking
Darker than Breathtaking
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 610B-7 |
| Hex | #536193 |
| RGB | 83, 97, 147 |
| HSL | 227°, 28%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.0, 8.4, -29.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Breathtaking (Behr 610B-7), published as #536193
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Breathtaking (Behr 610B-7)?
- Breathtaking has an LRV of 12.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Breathtaking is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Breathtaking in another brand?
- Fancy Pants (BM CSP-525) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Breathtaking warm or cool?
- Behr lists Breathtaking as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -29.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.