Magical Moment (PPG 17-06)
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Magical Moment (PPG 17-06) is a deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Magical Moment
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Magical Moment 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 Magical Moment, 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 | Dahlia | SW 6816 | 32 | 6.6 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Softened Violet | 1420 | 26.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Corsican Purple | 610B-5 | 24 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Simply Purple | 4004-10B | 24 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Magical Moment (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Magical Moment
Darker than Magical Moment
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-06 |
| Hex | #7E84B5 |
| RGB | 126, 132, 181 |
| HSL | 233°, 27%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.4, 9.3, -26.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Magical Moment (PPG 17-06), published as #7E84B5
#6A7BB3
#928DB5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Magical Moment (PPG 17-06)?
- Magical Moment has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Magical Moment is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Magical Moment in another brand?
- Softened Violet (BM 1420) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Magical Moment warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Magical Moment as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.5; 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.