Wild Wisteria (PPG 1170-6)
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Wild Wisteria (PPG 1170-6) 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 Wild Wisteria
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wild Wisteria 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 Wild Wisteria, 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 | Forget-Me-Not | SW 6824 | 16 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | French Violet | 1427 | 17.6 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Royal Intrigue | 620D-6 | 16.7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Karmic Grape | 4002-8C | 12 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Wild Wisteria (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Wisteria
Darker than Wild Wisteria
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1170-6 |
| Hex | #686B93 |
| RGB | 104, 107, 147 |
| HSL | 236°, 17%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.4, 8.5, -22.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Wisteria (PPG 1170-6), published as #686B93
#556291
#7B7493
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Wisteria (PPG 1170-6)?
- Wild Wisteria has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Wisteria is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Wisteria in another brand?
- Royal Intrigue (Behr 620D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.6 (noticeably different).
- Is Wild Wisteria warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wild Wisteria as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.2; 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.