Purple Hills (Valspar 1001-5B)
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Purple Hills (Valspar 1001-5B) is a deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Hills
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Hills 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 Hills, 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 | Brave Purple | SW 6823 | 29 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Purple | 2070-40 | 25.7 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fabulous Grape | 650D-5 | 24.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | French Violet | 1175-5 | 29 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Purple Hills (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Hills
Darker than Purple Hills
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-5B |
| Hex | #9183A7 |
| RGB | 145, 131, 167 |
| HSL | 263°, 17%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.1, 12.6, -17.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Hills (Valspar 1001-5B), published as #9183A7
#7F7AA5
#A38CA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Hills (Valspar 1001-5B)?
- Purple Hills has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Hills is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Hills in another brand?
- Fabulous Grape (Behr 650D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Hills warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Hills as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.1; 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.