Poetic Purple (Valspar 1010-8)
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Poetic Purple (Valspar 1010-8) is a very deep, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poetic Purple
Three Valspar colors picked for Poetic Purple by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Poetic 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 | Mature Grape | SW 6286 | 7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Jester | CC-34 | 6.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Delicious Berry | S-G-690 | 7.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Love Potion | 1179-7 | 7 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Poetic Purple (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Poetic Purple
Darker than Poetic Purple
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1010-8 |
| Hex | #5D3A4B |
| RGB | 93, 58, 75 |
| HSL | 331°, 23%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.1, 18.3, -3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poetic Purple (Valspar 1010-8), published as #5D3A4B
#4F3249
#6B424B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poetic Purple (Valspar 1010-8)?
- Poetic Purple has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poetic Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poetic Purple in another brand?
- Jester (BM CC-34) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Poetic Purple warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Poetic Purple as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.9; 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.