Spring Purple (BM 2070-40)
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Spring Purple (BM 2070-40) is a deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.7, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Purple
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Purple 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 Spring 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 | Brave Purple | SW 6823 | 29 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chinese Violet | 640D-6 | 23 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Positively Purple | 4002-8B | 23 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | French Violet | 1175-5 | 29 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Spring Purple (LRV 25.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Purple
Darker than Spring Purple
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2070-40 |
| Hex | #8782A6 |
| RGB | 135, 130, 166 |
| HSL | 248°, 17%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.0, 9.6, -18.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Purple (BM 2070-40), published as #8782A6
#7579A4
#998BA6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Purple (BM 2070-40)?
- Spring Purple has an LRV of 25.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Purple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Purple in another brand?
- Chinese Violet (Behr 640D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Purple warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.4; 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.