Royal Plum (PPG 1178-7)
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Royal Plum (PPG 1178-7) is a very deep, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Plum
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Royal Plum 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 Royal Plum, 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 | Kimono Violet | SW 6839 | 6 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Autumn Purple | 2073-20 | 7.4 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grape Fizz | BIC-36 | 7.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Plum Good | 4011-10 | 6 | 5.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Royal Plum (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Plum
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1178-7 |
| Hex | #654161 |
| RGB | 101, 65, 97 |
| HSL | 307°, 22%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.7, 21.3, -12.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Plum (PPG 1178-7), published as #654161
#56395F
#744961
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Plum (PPG 1178-7)?
- Royal Plum has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Plum in another brand?
- Grape Fizz (Behr BIC-36) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Royal Plum warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Royal Plum as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.5; 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.