Purple Stripe (Valspar 1003-3B)
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Purple Stripe (Valspar 1003-3B) is a deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Stripe
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Stripe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Stripe, 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 | Baroness | SW 6837 | 28 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Hyacinth | 2073-40 | 28.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cactus Flower | HDC-SP16-11 | 26 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Heather Glen | 17-08 | 30 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Purple Stripe (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Stripe
Darker than Purple Stripe
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-3B |
| Hex | #AE7DA7 |
| RGB | 174, 125, 167 |
| HSL | 309°, 23%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 26.0, -14.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Stripe (Valspar 1003-3B), published as #AE7DA7
#9D74A5
#BF86A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Stripe (Valspar 1003-3B)?
- Purple Stripe has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Stripe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Stripe in another brand?
- Purple Hyacinth (BM 2073-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Purple Stripe warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Stripe as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.8; 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.