Great Grape (PPG 1169-6)
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Great Grape (PPG 1169-6) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Great Grape
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Great Grape 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 Great Grape, 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 | Mesmerize | SW 6544 | 13 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | French Violet | 1427 | 17.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Enchanted Evening | 640F-6 | 14 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Celestial Mystery | 4002-6C | 12 | 5.5 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Great Grape (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Great Grape
Darker than Great Grape
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1169-6 |
| Hex | #6B6D85 |
| RGB | 107, 109, 133 |
| HSL | 235°, 11%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.7, 4.7, -13.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Great Grape (PPG 1169-6), published as #6B6D85
#596483
#7D7685
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Great Grape (PPG 1169-6)?
- Great Grape has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Great Grape is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Great Grape in another brand?
- French Violet (BM 1427) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Great Grape warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Great Grape as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.4; 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.