Purple Rhapsody (PPG 1247-6)
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Purple Rhapsody (PPG 1247-6) is a deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Rhapsody
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Rhapsody 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 Rhapsody, 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 | 6.5 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Heart | 1406 | 24.9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grape Parfait | 640B-6 | 21.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Grapolicious | 4003-10B | 24 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Purple Rhapsody (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Rhapsody
Darker than Purple Rhapsody
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1247-6 |
| Hex | #8278AD |
| RGB | 130, 120, 173 |
| HSL | 251°, 24%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.2, 15.5, -26.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Rhapsody (PPG 1247-6), published as #8278AD
#6F6FAB
#9581AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Rhapsody (PPG 1247-6)?
- Purple Rhapsody has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Rhapsody is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Rhapsody in another brand?
- Grape Parfait (Behr 640B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Purple Rhapsody warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Rhapsody as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.8; 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.