Night Music (Behr S570-4)
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Night Music (Behr S570-4) is a deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Night Music
Four Behr colors picked for Night Music 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 Night Music, 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 | Ash Violet | SW 6549 | 34 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Snugglepuss | 1405 | 33.2 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Winter Amethyst | 4001-6A | 36 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Surf | 1173-5 | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Night Music (LRV 32 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Night Music
Darker than Night Music
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S570-4 |
| Hex | #9C96AF |
| RGB | 156, 150, 175 |
| HSL | 254°, 14%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.3, 7.2, -12.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Night Music (Behr S570-4), published as #9C96AF
#8A8DAD
#AE9FAF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Night Music (Behr S570-4)?
- Night Music has an LRV of 32 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Night Music is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Night Music in another brand?
- Purple Surf (PPG 1173-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Night Music warm or cool?
- Behr lists Night Music as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.2; 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.