Pansy Garden (Behr P540-5)
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Pansy Garden (Behr P540-5) is a deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 28.4, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pansy Garden
Four Behr colors picked for Pansy Garden 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 Pansy Garden, 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 | Dahlia | SW 6816 | 32 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Lilac | 2068-40 | 27.4 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Jazzy | 4005-8B | 27 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Hyacinth | 1245-5 | 30 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Pansy Garden (LRV 28.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pansy Garden
Darker than Pansy Garden
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P540-5 |
| Hex | #7F8FCA |
| RGB | 127, 143, 202 |
| HSL | 227°, 41%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.3, 8.8, -32.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pansy Garden (Behr P540-5), published as #7F8FCA
#6986C8
#9498CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pansy Garden (Behr P540-5)?
- Pansy Garden has an LRV of 28.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pansy Garden is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pansy Garden in another brand?
- Blue Hyacinth (PPG 1245-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Pansy Garden warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pansy Garden as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -32.3; 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.