Prime Purple (Behr T15-13)
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Prime Purple (Behr T15-13) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 13.6, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prime Purple
Four Behr colors picked for Prime 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 Prime 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 | Forget-Me-Not | SW 6824 | 16 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Seduction | 1399 | 14.4 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Purple Frenzy | 4004-10C | 13 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wild Wisteria | 1170-6 | 16 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Prime Purple (LRV 13.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Prime Purple
Darker than Prime Purple
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T15-13 |
| Hex | #656293 |
| RGB | 101, 98, 147 |
| HSL | 244°, 20%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.7, 13.0, -26.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prime Purple (Behr T15-13), published as #656293
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#786B94
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prime Purple (Behr T15-13)?
- Prime Purple has an LRV of 13.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prime Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prime Purple in another brand?
- Purple Frenzy (Valspar 4004-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Prime Purple warm or cool?
- Behr lists Prime Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.4; 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.