Palace Purple (Behr 630D-6)
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Palace Purple (Behr 630D-6) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 19.5, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palace Purple
Four Behr colors picked for Palace Purple 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 Palace Purple, 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 | Gentian | SW 6817 | 18 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Queen's Wreath | 1426 | 23.8 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Positively Purple | 4002-8B | 23 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wild Wisteria | 1170-6 | 16 | 5.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Palace Purple (LRV 19.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Palace Purple
Darker than Palace Purple
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 630D-6 |
| Hex | #74789C |
| RGB | 116, 120, 156 |
| HSL | 234°, 17%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, 6.8, -19.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palace Purple (Behr 630D-6), published as #74789C
#616F9A
#87819C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palace Purple (Behr 630D-6)?
- Palace Purple has an LRV of 19.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palace Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Palace Purple in another brand?
- Positively Purple (Valspar 4002-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 3.2 (noticeably different).
- Is Palace Purple warm or cool?
- Behr lists Palace Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.8; 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.