Purple Silhouette (Behr 650D-6)
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Purple Silhouette (Behr 650D-6) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 16.9, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Silhouette
Four Behr colors picked for Purple Silhouette 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 Purple Silhouette, 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 | Wood Violet | SW 6557 | 16 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 17.1 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Velvet Evening | 4001-8B | 20 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Grapes | 1175-6 | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Purple Silhouette (LRV 16.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Silhouette
Darker than Purple Silhouette
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 650D-6 |
| Hex | #776D90 |
| RGB | 119, 109, 144 |
| HSL | 257°, 14%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.1, 11.4, -17.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Silhouette (Behr 650D-6), published as #776D90
#66648E
#897690
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Silhouette (Behr 650D-6)?
- Purple Silhouette has an LRV of 16.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Silhouette is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Silhouette in another brand?
- Purple Grapes (PPG 1175-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Purple Silhouette warm or cool?
- Behr lists Purple Silhouette as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.7; 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.