Purple Royalty (Valspar 4009-10)
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Purple Royalty (Valspar 4009-10) 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 Purple Royalty
Four Valspar colors picked for Purple Royalty 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 Royalty, 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 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Seduction | 1399 | 14.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Classic Waltz | P570-6 | 12.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cleopatra's Gown | 1249-7 | 12 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Purple Royalty (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Royalty
Darker than Purple Royalty
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4009-10 |
| Hex | #725889 |
| RGB | 114, 88, 137 |
| HSL | 272°, 22%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.8, 20.8, -23.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Royalty (Valspar 4009-10), published as #725889
#615087
#83608A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Royalty (Valspar 4009-10)?
- Purple Royalty has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Royalty is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Royalty in another brand?
- Classic Waltz (Behr P570-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Purple Royalty warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Purple Royalty as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.3; 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.