Purple Valley (Valspar 1001-5A)
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Purple Valley (Valspar 1001-5A) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Valley
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Valley by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Purple Valley, 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 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 17.1 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Napa Winery | M560-6 | 12.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pageant Pansy | 13-20 | 12 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Purple Valley (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Valley
Darker than Purple Valley
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-5A |
| Hex | #6F6183 |
| RGB | 111, 97, 131 |
| HSL | 265°, 15%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, 12.8, -16.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Valley (Valspar 1001-5A), published as #6F6183
#5E5881
#806A83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Valley (Valspar 1001-5A)?
- Purple Valley has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Valley is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Valley in another brand?
- Napa Winery (Behr M560-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Purple Valley warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Valley as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.9; 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.