Purple Mist (Valspar 4002-9A)
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Purple Mist (Valspar 4002-9A) is a light, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple 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 Purple 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 | Spangle | SW 6834 | 73 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum | 1394 | 73.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Chateau Rose | 660A-2 | 71.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lilac Frost | 1250-2 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Purple Mist (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Mist
Darker than Purple Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-9A |
| Hex | #E6DCEA |
| RGB | 230, 220, 234 |
| HSL | 283°, 25%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, 5.9, -5.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Mist (Valspar 4002-9A), published as #E6DCEA
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#F9E6EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Mist (Valspar 4002-9A)?
- Purple Mist has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Mist in another brand?
- Lilac Frost (PPG 1250-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Mist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.6; 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.