Mighty Aphrodite (BM 1397)
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Mighty Aphrodite (BM 1397) is a deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 36.5, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mighty Aphrodite
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mighty Aphrodite 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 Mighty Aphrodite, 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 | Berry Frappé | SW 9068 | 39 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bloomsberry | 640B-5 | 34.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Quite Lilac | 4003-10A | 32 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grape Arbor | 1247-5 | 35 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Mighty Aphrodite (LRV 36.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Mighty Aphrodite
Darker than Mighty Aphrodite
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1397 |
| Hex | #AB97C8 |
| RGB | 171, 151, 200 |
| HSL | 264°, 31%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.7, 17.0, -22.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mighty Aphrodite (BM 1397), published as #AB97C8
#998EC6
#BEA0C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mighty Aphrodite (BM 1397)?
- Mighty Aphrodite has an LRV of 36.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mighty Aphrodite is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mighty Aphrodite in another brand?
- Grape Arbor (PPG 1247-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Mighty Aphrodite warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mighty Aphrodite as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.5; 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.