Sea Lavender (PPG 1250-4)
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Sea Lavender (PPG 1250-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Lavender
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sea Lavender 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 Sea Lavender, 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 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Easter Egg | 2073-50 | 46.3 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pale Orchid | 660B-4 | 46.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Plink | 4001-10A | 47 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Sea Lavender (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Lavender
Darker than Sea Lavender
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1250-4 |
| Hex | #CFB1D8 |
| RGB | 207, 177, 216 |
| HSL | 286°, 33%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 17.8, -15.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Lavender (PPG 1250-4), published as #CFB1D8
#BDA7D6
#E1BBD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Lavender (PPG 1250-4)?
- Sea Lavender has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Lavender is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Lavender in another brand?
- Pale Orchid (Behr 660B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Sea Lavender warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sea Lavender as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.6; 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.