Purple Lotus (BM 2072-30)
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Purple Lotus (BM 2072-30) is a very deep, cool pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.3, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Lotus
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Purple Lotus by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Lotus, 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 | Mature Grape | SW 6286 | 7 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Behr | Paparazzi | M570-7 | 8 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Plum Good | 4011-10 | 6 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pansy Petal | 1177-7 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Purple Lotus (LRV 10.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Lotus
Darker than Purple Lotus
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2072-30 |
| Hex | #604B62 |
| RGB | 96, 75, 98 |
| HSL | 295°, 13%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.8, 13.4, -10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Lotus (BM 2072-30), published as #604B62
#514360
#705362
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Lotus (BM 2072-30)?
- Purple Lotus has an LRV of 10.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Lotus is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Lotus in another brand?
- Paparazzi (Behr M570-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Purple Lotus warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Purple Lotus as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.0; 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.