Purple Grapes (PPG 1175-6)
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Purple Grapes (PPG 1175-6) 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 Grapes
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Grapes 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 Grapes, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 17.1 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| Behr | Pandora | 630B-7 | 15.7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Purple Valley | 1001-5A | 14 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Purple Grapes (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Grapes
Darker than Purple Grapes
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1175-6 |
| Hex | #736993 |
| RGB | 115, 105, 147 |
| HSL | 254°, 17%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.8, 13.2, -21.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Grapes (PPG 1175-6), published as #736993
#616091
#857293
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Grapes (PPG 1175-6)?
- Purple Grapes 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 Grapes is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Grapes in another brand?
- Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Purple Grapes warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Grapes as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -21.5; 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.