Purple Fury (Valspar 4001-4C)
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Purple Fury (Valspar 4001-4C) is a very deep, cool pink from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Fury
Three Valspar colors picked for Purple Fury 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 Purple Fury, 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 | Ripe Berry | SW 9689 | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mythic | CSP-510 | 12 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grand Grape | HDC-CL-03 | 10.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Purple Parlor | 13-17 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Purple Fury (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Fury
Darker than Purple Fury
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-4C |
| Hex | #5F5561 |
| RGB | 95, 85, 97 |
| HSL | 290°, 7%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.5, 6.6, -5.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Fury (Valspar 4001-4C), published as #5F5561
#504D5F
#6F5E61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Fury (Valspar 4001-4C)?
- Purple Fury has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Fury is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Fury in another brand?
- Grand Grape (Behr HDC-CL-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Purple Fury warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Fury as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.4; 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.