Crushed Velvet (PPG 1245-7)
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Crushed Velvet (PPG 1245-7) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crushed Velvet
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Crushed Velvet 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 Crushed Velvet, 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 | Morning Glory | SW 6971 | 8 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Southern Belle | 819 | 11.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Canyon Iris | P540-7 | 9.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Homecoming Blue | 4009-9 | 8 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Crushed Velvet (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Crushed Velvet
Darker than Crushed Velvet
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1245-7 |
| Hex | #445397 |
| RGB | 68, 83, 151 |
| HSL | 229°, 38%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.2, 14.8, -39.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crushed Velvet (PPG 1245-7), published as #445397
#284B95
#5B5B98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crushed Velvet (PPG 1245-7)?
- Crushed Velvet has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crushed Velvet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crushed Velvet in another brand?
- Canyon Iris (Behr P540-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Crushed Velvet warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crushed Velvet as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -39.2; 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.