Berry Frappé (SW 9068)
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Berry Frappé (SW 9068) is a deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Berry Frappé
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Berry Frappé by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Berry Frappé, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Heather Plum | 1396 | 46.6 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Violet Fields | 650B-4 | 40.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Fancy Pansy | 1001-4A | 45 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Puturple | 1248-5 | 39 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Berry Frappé (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Berry Frappé
Darker than Berry Frappé
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9068 |
| Hex | #B3A1C6 |
| RGB | 179, 161, 198 |
| HSL | 269°, 25%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.9, 13.6, -16.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Berry Frappé (SW 9068), published as #B3A1C6
#A198C4
#C5ABC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Berry Frappé (SW 9068)?
- Berry Frappé has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Berry Frappé is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Berry Frappé in another brand?
- Violet Fields (Behr 650B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Berry Frappé warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Berry Frappé as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.5; 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.