Purple Heart (BM 1406)
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Purple Heart (BM 1406) is a deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 24.9, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Heart
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Purple Heart 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 Purple Heart, 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 | Brave Purple | SW 6823 | 29 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Behr | Purple Agate | PPU16-04 | 23.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Hills | 1001-5B | 25 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Rhapsody | 1247-6 | 21 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Purple Heart (LRV 24.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Heart
Darker than Purple Heart
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1406 |
| Hex | #897EAA |
| RGB | 137, 126, 170 |
| HSL | 255°, 21%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.2, 13.5, -21.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Heart (BM 1406), published as #897EAA
#7775A8
#9B87AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Heart (BM 1406)?
- Purple Heart has an LRV of 24.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Heart is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Heart in another brand?
- Purple Agate (Behr PPU16-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Purple Heart warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Purple Heart as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -21.8; 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.