Purple Haze (BM CC-980)
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Purple Haze (BM CC-980) is a deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.5, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Haze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Purple Haze 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 Haze, 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 | Mythical | SW 6550 | 20 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Solitaire | N560-5 | 19.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Turbid Amethyst | 4002-4B | 20 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Magic Dust | 13-24 | 21 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Purple Haze (LRV 23.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Haze
Darker than Purple Haze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-980 |
| Hex | #827F92 |
| RGB | 130, 127, 146 |
| HSL | 249°, 8%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.0, 5.1, -9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Haze (BM CC-980), published as #827F92
#717690
#938892
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Haze (BM CC-980)?
- Purple Haze has an LRV of 23.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Haze is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Haze in another brand?
- Solitaire (Behr N560-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Purple Haze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Purple Haze as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.8; 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.