Twilight Purple (Valspar 4010-2)
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Twilight Purple (Valspar 4010-2) is a very deep, cool black from Valspar: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Purple
Three Valspar colors picked for Twilight Purple by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Twilight 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 | Black Swan | SW 6279 | 4 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Deep Mulberry | 2069-10 | 5.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Blueberry Tart | HDC-WR16-03 | 5.3 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Napoleon | 1013-7 | 5 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4010-2 |
| Hex | #3E3B46 |
| RGB | 62, 59, 70 |
| HSL | 256°, 9%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.6, 3.9, -6.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Purple (Valspar 4010-2), published as #3E3B46
#2F3344
#4D4346
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Purple (Valspar 4010-2)?
- Twilight Purple has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Purple in another brand?
- Deep Mulberry (BM 2069-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Twilight Purple warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Twilight Purple as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.3; 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.