Alley Cat (PPG 1043-6)
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Alley Cat (PPG 1043-6) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alley Cat
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Alley Cat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Alley Cat, 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 | Gibraltar | SW 6257 | 14 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Gaspe | 1435 | 13.9 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Script Ink | N540-6 | 12.1 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Night | 4003-4C | 13 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Alley Cat (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Alley Cat
Darker than Alley Cat
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1043-6 |
| Hex | #656874 |
| RGB | 101, 104, 116 |
| HSL | 228°, 7%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.1, 1.5, -7.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alley Cat (PPG 1043-6), published as #656874
#545F72
#767174
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alley Cat (PPG 1043-6)?
- Alley Cat has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alley Cat is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Alley Cat in another brand?
- Script Ink (Behr N540-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Alley Cat warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Alley Cat as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.1; 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.