Purple Rain (PPG 1174-6)
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Purple Rain (PPG 1174-6) 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 Purple Rain
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Rain 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 Purple Rain, 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 | Wood Violet | SW 6557 | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Nightfall Sky | CC-38 | 15.5 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hyacinth Arbor | PPU16-18 | 14.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Valley | 1001-5A | 14 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Purple Rain (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Rain
Darker than Purple Rain
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1174-6 |
| Hex | #736A86 |
| RGB | 115, 106, 134 |
| HSL | 259°, 12%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.5, 9.5, -14.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Rain (PPG 1174-6), published as #736A86
#626184
#847386
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Rain (PPG 1174-6)?
- Purple Rain has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Rain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Rain in another brand?
- Hyacinth Arbor (Behr PPU16-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Purple Rain warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Rain as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.1; 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.