Royal Lilac (PPG 1250-7)
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Royal Lilac (PPG 1250-7) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Royal Lilac 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 Royal Lilac, 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 | Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 12 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Seduction | 1399 | 14.4 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Behr | Chakra | P100-6 | 15.5 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sonic Plum | 4002-10C | 14 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Royal Lilac (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Lilac
Darker than Royal Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1250-7 |
| Hex | #835995 |
| RGB | 131, 89, 149 |
| HSL | 282°, 25%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.4, 28.5, -26.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Lilac (PPG 1250-7), published as #835995
#725193
#946196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Lilac (PPG 1250-7)?
- Royal Lilac has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Lilac is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Lilac in another brand?
- Sonic Plum (Valspar 4002-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Royal Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Royal Lilac as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.2; 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.