Eggplant (PPG 1247-7)
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Eggplant (PPG 1247-7) 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 Eggplant
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Eggplant 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 Eggplant, 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 | Fully Purple | SW 6983 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mauve Bauhaus | 1407 | 12.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | King's Court | P560-7 | 10.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Jazzy Blue | 4010-9 | 8 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Eggplant (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Eggplant
Darker than Eggplant
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1247-7 |
| Hex | #5A4E88 |
| RGB | 90, 78, 136 |
| HSL | 252°, 27%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.7, 19.1, -30.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eggplant (PPG 1247-7), published as #5A4E88
#474686
#6D5689
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eggplant (PPG 1247-7)?
- Eggplant has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eggplant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Eggplant in another brand?
- King's Court (Behr P560-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Eggplant warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Eggplant as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -30.7; 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.