Purple Parlor (PPG 13-17)
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Purple Parlor (PPG 13-17) 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 Purple Parlor
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Parlor 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 Purple Parlor, 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 | Ripe Berry | SW 9689 | 10 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Super Nova | 1414 | 9.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Voodoo | S570-7 | 10.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Fury | 4001-4C | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Purple Parlor (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Parlor
Darker than Purple Parlor
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13-17 |
| Hex | #595461 |
| RGB | 89, 84, 97 |
| HSL | 263°, 7%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.6, 4.9, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Parlor (PPG 13-17), published as #595461
#494C5F
#695D61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Parlor (PPG 13-17)?
- Purple Parlor has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Parlor is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Parlor in another brand?
- Ripe Berry (SW 9689) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Purple Parlor warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Parlor as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.8; 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.