Mauve Bauhaus (BM 1407)
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Mauve Bauhaus (BM 1407) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12.8, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mauve Bauhaus
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mauve Bauhaus 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 Mauve Bauhaus, 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 | African Violet | SW 6982 | 11 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | King's Court | P560-7 | 10.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Jazzy Blue | 4010-9 | 8 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Eggplant | 1247-7 | 9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Mauve Bauhaus (LRV 12.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Mauve Bauhaus
Darker than Mauve Bauhaus
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1407 |
| Hex | #5E5384 |
| RGB | 94, 83, 132 |
| HSL | 253°, 23%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.3, 16.1, -25.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mauve Bauhaus (BM 1407), published as #5E5384
#4C4B82
#705B85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mauve Bauhaus (BM 1407)?
- Mauve Bauhaus has an LRV of 12.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mauve Bauhaus is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mauve Bauhaus in another brand?
- King's Court (Behr P560-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mauve Bauhaus warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mauve Bauhaus as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -25.9; 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.