Sonic Plum (Valspar 4002-10C)
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Sonic Plum (Valspar 4002-10C) is a very deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sonic Plum
Four Valspar colors picked for Sonic Plum 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 Sonic Plum, 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 | Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 12 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fire and Ice | 1392 | 14.5 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Behr | Chakra | P100-6 | 15.5 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Royal Lilac | 1250-7 | 14 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Sonic Plum (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Sonic Plum
Darker than Sonic Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-10C |
| Hex | #815A92 |
| RGB | 129, 90, 146 |
| HSL | 282°, 24%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 26.6, -24.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sonic Plum (Valspar 4002-10C), published as #815A92
#705290
#926293
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sonic Plum (Valspar 4002-10C)?
- Sonic Plum has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sonic Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sonic Plum in another brand?
- Royal Lilac (PPG 1250-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sonic Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sonic Plum as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -24.6; 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.