Success (Valspar 4001-8C)
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Success (Valspar 4001-8C) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Success
Four Valspar colors picked for Success 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 Success, 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 | Purple Passage | SW 6551 | 12 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Darkest Grape | 2069-30 | 13.1 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Napa Winery | M560-6 | 12.2 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pageant Pansy | 13-20 | 12 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Success (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Success
Darker than Success
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-8C |
| Hex | #655D7A |
| RGB | 101, 93, 122 |
| HSL | 257°, 13%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.2, 9.6, -15.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Success (Valspar 4001-8C), published as #655D7A
#545478
#76667A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Success (Valspar 4001-8C)?
- Success has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Success is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Success in another brand?
- Purple Passage (SW 6551) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Success warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Success as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.1; 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.