Fresh Lavender (PPG 1170-5)
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Fresh Lavender (PPG 1170-5) is a deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Lavender
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fresh Lavender 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 Fresh Lavender, 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 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Stone | 2069-40 | 29.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Wisteria | 630D-5 | 29.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Merlin | 4002-6B | 26 | 5.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Fresh Lavender (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Lavender
Darker than Fresh Lavender
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1170-5 |
| Hex | #8E90B4 |
| RGB | 142, 144, 180 |
| HSL | 237°, 20%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 7.1, -19.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Lavender (PPG 1170-5), published as #8E90B4
#7B87B2
#A199B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Lavender (PPG 1170-5)?
- Fresh Lavender has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Lavender is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Lavender in another brand?
- Violet Stone (BM 2069-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Fresh Lavender warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fresh Lavender as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.0; 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.