Sweet Violet (Valspar 4002-8A)
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Sweet Violet (Valspar 4002-8A) is a deep, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Violet 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 Sweet Violet, 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 | Awesome Violet | SW 6815 | 45 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Central Mauve | 1412 | 40 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ruffled Iris | 630D-4 | 37.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lovely Lilac | 1167-4 | 44 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Sweet Violet (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Violet
Darker than Sweet Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-8A |
| Hex | #A1A4C5 |
| RGB | 161, 164, 197 |
| HSL | 235°, 24%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, 5.8, -17.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Violet (Valspar 4002-8A), published as #A1A4C5
#8E9AC3
#B4AEC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Violet (Valspar 4002-8A)?
- Sweet Violet has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Violet is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Violet in another brand?
- Ruffled Iris (Behr 630D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Sweet Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Violet as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.2; 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.