Lucent Purple (Valspar 4002-4A)
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Lucent Purple (Valspar 4002-4A) is a deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lucent Purple
Four Valspar colors picked for Lucent Purple 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 Lucent 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 | Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 26 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hazy Lilac | 2116-40 | 29.2 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Evening In Paris | N560-4 | 28.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tin Lizzie | 1172-5 | 27 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Lucent Purple (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Lucent Purple
Darker than Lucent Purple
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-4A |
| Hex | #97919E |
| RGB | 151, 145, 158 |
| HSL | 268°, 6%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.0, 4.7, -6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lucent Purple (Valspar 4002-4A), published as #97919E
#86889C
#A89A9E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lucent Purple (Valspar 4002-4A)?
- Lucent Purple has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lucent Purple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lucent Purple in another brand?
- Evening In Paris (Behr N560-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Lucent Purple warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lucent Purple as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.0; 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.