Cupid's Dart (BM 1385)
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Cupid's Dart (BM 1385) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.1, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cupid's Dart
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cupid's Dart by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cupid's Dart, 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 | Wood Violet | SW 6557 | 16 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Notorious | M570-6 | 15.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Dusky Purple | 1003-5A | 16 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grape Jelly | 1177-6 | 15 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Cupid's Dart (LRV 17.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Cupid's Dart
Darker than Cupid's Dart
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1385 |
| Hex | #7D6685 |
| RGB | 125, 102, 133 |
| HSL | 285°, 13%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.4, 15.2, -13.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cupid's Dart (BM 1385), published as #7D6685
#6D5D83
#8E6F85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cupid's Dart (BM 1385)?
- Cupid's Dart has an LRV of 17.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cupid's Dart is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cupid's Dart in another brand?
- Notorious (Behr M570-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Cupid's Dart warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cupid's Dart as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.