Velvet Beret (Valspar 1001-3A)
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Velvet Beret (Valspar 1001-3A) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Velvet Beret
Three Valspar colors picked for Velvet Beret by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Velvet Beret, 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 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fire and Ice | 1392 | 14.5 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Exotic Purple | 660B-7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pageant Pansy | 13-20 | 12 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Velvet Beret (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Velvet Beret
Darker than Velvet Beret
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-3A |
| Hex | #675375 |
| RGB | 103, 83, 117 |
| HSL | 275°, 17%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, 15.3, -16.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Velvet Beret (Valspar 1001-3A), published as #675375
#574B73
#785B75
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Velvet Beret (Valspar 1001-3A)?
- Velvet Beret has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Velvet Beret is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Velvet Beret in another brand?
- Exotic Purple (Behr 660B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Velvet Beret warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Velvet Beret as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.2; 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.