Cool Violet (Valspar 1001-6C)
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Cool Violet (Valspar 1001-6C) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Violet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Cool Violet, 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 | Lite Lavender | SW 6554 | 71 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Raspberry Ice | 2072-70 | 76.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Muted Melody | 660A-1 | 78.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lavender Twilight | 1178-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Cool Violet (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Violet
Darker than Cool Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-6C |
| Hex | #E6DFE4 |
| RGB | 230, 223, 228 |
| HSL | 317°, 12%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.5, 3.3, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Violet (Valspar 1001-6C), published as #E6DFE4
#D4D5E2
#F8E9E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Violet (Valspar 1001-6C)?
- Cool Violet has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Violet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Violet in another brand?
- Lavender Twilight (PPG 1178-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Violet as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.