Dangerously Elegant (Behr S540-6)
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Dangerously Elegant (Behr S540-6) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 14.9, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dangerously Elegant
Four Behr colors picked for Dangerously Elegant 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 Dangerously Elegant, 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 | Mesmerize | SW 6544 | 13 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Heron | 832 | 15.8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Celestial Mystery | 4002-6C | 12 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grape Haze | 1168-6 | 15 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Dangerously Elegant (LRV 14.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dangerously Elegant
Darker than Dangerously Elegant
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S540-6 |
| Hex | #616B89 |
| RGB | 97, 107, 137 |
| HSL | 225°, 17%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.5, 3.6, -17.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dangerously Elegant (Behr S540-6), published as #616B89
#4E6287
#737489
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dangerously Elegant (Behr S540-6)?
- Dangerously Elegant has an LRV of 14.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dangerously Elegant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dangerously Elegant in another brand?
- Grape Haze (PPG 1168-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dangerously Elegant warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dangerously Elegant 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.