Crowning Glory (PPG 17-07)
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Crowning Glory (PPG 17-07) is a very deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crowning Glory
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Crowning Glory 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 Crowning Glory, 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 | Clematis | SW 6831 | 16 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 17.1 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Notorious | M570-6 | 15.4 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dusky Purple | 1003-5A | 16 | 5.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Crowning Glory (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Crowning Glory
Darker than Crowning Glory
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-07 |
| Hex | #816D95 |
| RGB | 129, 109, 149 |
| HSL | 270°, 16%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.2, 16.0, -18.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crowning Glory (PPG 17-07), published as #816D95
#706493
#927695
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crowning Glory (PPG 17-07)?
- Crowning Glory has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crowning Glory is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crowning Glory in another brand?
- Notorious (Behr M570-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 3.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Crowning Glory warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crowning Glory as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.8; 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.