Purple Blanket (Behr S-H-640)
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Purple Blanket (Behr S-H-640) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 6.5, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Blanket
Three Behr colors picked for Purple Blanket by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Blanket, 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 | Majestic Purple | SW 6545 | 5 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blackberry Wine | 2069-20 | 7.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Plum Good | 4011-10 | 6 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Blackberry | 1172-7 | 6 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Purple Blanket (LRV 6.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Blanket
Darker than Purple Blanket
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S-H-640 |
| Hex | #4A455D |
| RGB | 74, 69, 93 |
| HSL | 253°, 15%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.7, 7.8, -13.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Blanket (Behr S-H-640), published as #4A455D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Blanket (Behr S-H-640)?
- Purple Blanket has an LRV of 6.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Blanket is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Blanket in another brand?
- Blackberry Wine (BM 2069-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Blanket warm or cool?
- Behr lists Purple Blanket as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.4; 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.