Lavender Mist (Valspar 4001-7B)
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Lavender Mist (Valspar 4001-7B) is a light, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lavender Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Lavender Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Lavender Mist, 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 | Potentially Purple | SW 6821 | 62 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Mist | 2070-60 | 63.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Timeless Lilac | 630C-3 | 59.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Violet Shadow | 1170-3 | 66 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Lavender Mist (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Lavender Mist
Darker than Lavender Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-7B |
| Hex | #CECFE1 |
| RGB | 206, 207, 225 |
| HSL | 237°, 24%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.5, 3.1, -9.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lavender Mist (Valspar 4001-7B), published as #CECFE1
#BCC5DF
#E1D9E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lavender Mist (Valspar 4001-7B)?
- Lavender Mist has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lavender Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lavender Mist in another brand?
- Lavender Mist (BM 2070-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lavender Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lavender Mist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.0; 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.