Sweet Purple (Valspar 1003-7C)
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Sweet Purple (Valspar 1003-7C) is a deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Purple
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Purple 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 Sweet Purple, 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 | Radiant Lilac | SW 0074 | 28 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Carolina Plum | 1384 | 27.2 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Garden Plum | S110-5 | 25.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Plum | 1177-5 | 28 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Sweet Purple (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Purple
Darker than Sweet Purple
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-7C |
| Hex | #A2889A |
| RGB | 162, 136, 154 |
| HSL | 318°, 12%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.6, 13.0, -5.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Purple (Valspar 1003-7C), published as #A2889A
#927F98
#B3919A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Purple (Valspar 1003-7C)?
- Sweet Purple has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Purple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Purple in another brand?
- Radiant Lilac (SW 0074) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Sweet Purple warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Purple as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.9; 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.