Luscious Purple (Behr PMD-90)
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Luscious Purple (Behr PMD-90) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 11.3, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luscious Purple
Four Behr colors picked for Luscious 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 Luscious 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 | Purple Passage | SW 6551 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Nightfall Sky | CC-38 | 15.5 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Boysenberry Jam | 4002-4C | 12 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silverado | 1172-6 | 13 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Luscious Purple (LRV 11.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Luscious Purple
Darker than Luscious Purple
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-90 |
| Hex | #605C71 |
| RGB | 96, 92, 113 |
| HSL | 251°, 10%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.1, 6.3, -11.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luscious Purple (Behr PMD-90), published as #605C71
#4F536F
#716571
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luscious Purple (Behr PMD-90)?
- Luscious Purple has an LRV of 11.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luscious Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Luscious Purple in another brand?
- Purple Passage (SW 6551) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Luscious Purple warm or cool?
- Behr lists Luscious Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.3; 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.