Grape Arbor (PPG 1247-5)
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Grape Arbor (PPG 1247-5) is a deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grape Arbor
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Grape Arbor 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 Grape Arbor, 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 | Brave Purple | SW 6823 | 29 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mighty Aphrodite | 1397 | 36.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Bloomsberry | 640B-5 | 34.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Quite Lilac | 4003-10A | 32 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Grape Arbor (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Grape Arbor
Darker than Grape Arbor
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1247-5 |
| Hex | #A598C7 |
| RGB | 165, 152, 199 |
| HSL | 257°, 30%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.4, 14.3, -22.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grape Arbor (PPG 1247-5), published as #A598C7
#938FC5
#B8A1C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grape Arbor (PPG 1247-5)?
- Grape Arbor has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grape Arbor is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Grape Arbor in another brand?
- Bloomsberry (Behr 640B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grape Arbor warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Grape Arbor as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.4; 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.