Purple Cloak (Valspar 1004-5A)
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Purple Cloak (Valspar 1004-5A) is a very deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Cloak
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Cloak 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 Cloak, 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 | Grape Harvest | SW 6285 | 13 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Kalamata | AF-630 | 11.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Exotic Orchid | PMD-87 | 11.5 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Positively Purple | 13-08 | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Purple Cloak (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Cloak
Darker than Purple Cloak
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-5A |
| Hex | #6F5668 |
| RGB | 111, 86, 104 |
| HSL | 317°, 13%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.6, 13.6, -6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Cloak (Valspar 1004-5A), published as #6F5668
#604E66
#7F5F68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Cloak (Valspar 1004-5A)?
- Purple Cloak has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Cloak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Cloak in another brand?
- Exotic Orchid (Behr PMD-87) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Purple Cloak warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Cloak as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.4; 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.