Perfectly Purple (PPG 1176-7)
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Perfectly Purple (PPG 1176-7) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfectly Purple
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Perfectly Purple by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Perfectly Purple, 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 | Impulsive Purple | SW 6832 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Grape | 2071-30 | 11.9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Exotic Purple | 660B-7 | 10.2 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sumptuous Purple | 4010-10 | 7 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Perfectly Purple (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfectly Purple
Darker than Perfectly Purple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1176-7 |
| Hex | #694878 |
| RGB | 105, 72, 120 |
| HSL | 281°, 25%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, 23.5, -21.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfectly Purple (PPG 1176-7), published as #694878
#594076
#7A5079
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfectly Purple (PPG 1176-7)?
- Perfectly Purple has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfectly Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Perfectly Purple in another brand?
- Impulsive Purple (SW 6832) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Perfectly Purple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Perfectly Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -21.9; 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.