Pageant Pansy (PPG 13-20)
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Pageant Pansy (PPG 13-20) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pageant Pansy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pageant Pansy 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 Pageant Pansy, 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 | Plummy | SW 6558 | 11 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pinot Grigio Grape | CSP-460 | 14.9 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Zinfandel | 660D-6 | 13.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Valley | 1001-5A | 14 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Pageant Pansy (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Pageant Pansy
Darker than Pageant Pansy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13-20 |
| Hex | #705C79 |
| RGB | 112, 92, 121 |
| HSL | 281°, 14%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.0, 13.9, -13.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pageant Pansy (PPG 13-20), published as #705C79
#605477
#806579
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pageant Pansy (PPG 13-20)?
- Pageant Pansy has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pageant Pansy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pageant Pansy in another brand?
- Zinfandel (Behr 660D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Pageant Pansy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pageant Pansy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.3; 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.