Windsor Purple (PPG 1249-4)
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Windsor Purple (PPG 1249-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windsor Purple
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Windsor Purple 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 Windsor Purple, 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 | Free Spirit | SW 6973 | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Easter Egg | 2073-50 | 46.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Orchid | 660B-4 | 46.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Floral Vista | 1002-3C | 45 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Windsor Purple (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Windsor Purple
Darker than Windsor Purple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1249-4 |
| Hex | #C9AFD0 |
| RGB | 201, 175, 208 |
| HSL | 287°, 26%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, 15.3, -13.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windsor Purple (PPG 1249-4), published as #C9AFD0
#B7A5CE
#DBB9D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windsor Purple (PPG 1249-4)?
- Windsor Purple has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windsor Purple is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Windsor Purple in another brand?
- Free Spirit (SW 6973) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windsor Purple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Windsor Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.2; 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.