Benjamin Moore · Purple Paint Colors
Benjamin Moore Purple Paint Colors
the 10 people actually buy
10 curated purples with undertones, LRV, and the honest reasons why — plus the full 121-color purple deck below.
The Fast Answer
Don't want to compare 121 purples? These four cover most real projects.
The 10 Benjamin Moore Purples People Actually Buy
Numbered and curated — tap any color for its full review, or see it on your own walls in the visualizer.
Blue Nova is Benjamin Moore's 2024 Color of the Year, and it is a deliberately quiet one — a blue-violet mid-tone built for a single confident move, not a whole house..
BM's own popular deep purple — a smoky amethyst that reads sophisticated, not sweet..
The palest lilac-white on BM's popular purple list — barely-there color for bedrooms..
A true soft lavender BM counts among its popular purples — nursery-ready..
A gray-veiled mid lilac from BM's own picks — grown-up purple for moody bedrooms..
Lavender Mist is purple with the volume turned almost all the way down: a pale violet built on blue rather than pink, grayed enough that it reads like a tinted neutral instead of a color statement..
A lavender-gray on BM's popular purple list — purple for people who want almost-gray..
French Lilac is the pastel purple that skipped the candy aisle..
Eggplant is the deep red-purple people mean when they say aubergine — plum with brown in it, not grape, not lavender..
Mystical Grape is an actual purple — not a gray with a violet secret, not a plum-brown that behaves like a neutral..
Light to Dark
The whole Benjamin Moore purple range by depth. LRV is the number to trust — the same purple looks two steps darker on a wall than on a chip.
LRV (light reflectance value) tells you how much light a color bounces back, from 0 (black) to 100 (white). In this purple slice the range runs from 3.9 at the darkest to 78.7 at the lightest, so you can size the color to the job before you ever tape up a sample. High-LRV picks like Misty Lilac (2071-70) at 78.7 or Touch of Gray (2116-60) at 69 keep a room feeling open and barely-there.
The middle is where purple gets its personality. Purple Lace (2068-60) at 62 and Blue Orchid (2069-50) at 50 give you visible color without going dark, while Heather Field (CC-970) at 39.1 and Amorous (AF-600) at 27 add weight. Save the low end, Fire and Ice (1392) at 15 and Purple Lotus (2072-30) at 10, for accents and rooms you want to feel enclosed.
Benjamin Moore Purples by Room
Each room page shows purple picks from every US brand side by side — Benjamin Moore included — so you can compare in context.
The pale lilacs work well in bedrooms and bathrooms where you want calm and lots of bounced light. Misty Lilac (2071-70) and Touch of Gray (2116-60) read almost neutral in daylight, so they age better than a bolder purple if you live with it for years. They also pair cleanly with white trim without fighting it.
Mid-tones like Blue Orchid (2069-50) and Heather Field (CC-970) suit a dining room, a powder room, or a feature wall where you want color to register. The deep plums, Fire and Ice (1392) and Purple Lotus (2072-30), are best in small or low-light spaces you want to feel cozy and dramatic, like a study, a powder room, or an accent wall. In a dark color, a one-coat line earns its price.
All 121 Benjamin Moore purple paint colors
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Benjamin Moore's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
Benjamin Moore is sold only through independent dealers, not big-box stores, and every color is mixed to order at the counter, so nothing on this page sits pre-made on a shelf. You pick the line by how hard the room works: ben runs about $56 a gallon, Regal Select about $75, and Aura, the flagship, about $95 and built to cover in one coat. For a deep purple like Purple Lotus (2072-30), Aura usually saves you a coat and the time that goes with it.
If you've fallen for a purple from another brand, any Benjamin Moore dealer can color-match it from a chip, and the reverse works too: bring a Benjamin Moore name like Blue Orchid (2069-50) to another store and they can approximate it. Matches are close but not identical because each brand's base and tints differ. The same goes for cross-matching to our featured Kompozit deck, so always confirm with a sample pot on your own wall before buying gallons.
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The Character of Benjamin Moore's Purples
Purple is the family people second-guess most, and Benjamin Moore's deck handles it with the same restraint that made its off-whites famous. Across these 109 colors you get soft grayed lilacs like Touch of Gray (2116-60), clean mid-tone florals like Blue Orchid (2069-50), and deep, saturated plums like Purple Lotus (2072-30). The undertones lean predictable, which matters with purple because a wrong undertone reads either pink or blue under your light.
The palest options sit so light they almost pass for off-white with a cool whisper, like Misty Lilac (2071-70). The deepest, like Fire and Ice (1392), turn rich and moody. That spread is what lets you use purple as a quiet neutral or as a real statement.
Pairing With Trim, Ceiling, and Coordinating Colors
Purple plays nicely with Benjamin Moore's strong off-whites. White Dove (OC-17), Chantilly Lace (OC-65), and Simply White (OC-117) all make clean trim and ceiling partners, with White Dove the softest and Chantilly Lace the crispest. For a pale lilac wall, keep the trim a touch brighter so the wall stays the star.
If you want contrast instead of an all-purple room, a navy like Hale Navy (HC-154) or a warm greige like Revere Pewter (HC-172) grounds the deeper plums and keeps the scheme from going too sweet. About the codes you'll see: OC means Off-White, HC means Historical Collection, and AF means Affinity, a curated line built to coordinate easily, which is why Amorous (AF-600) mixes well with other AF colors.
The Questions Everyone Asks
What is the most popular Benjamin Moore purple paint color?
Blue Nova (825) — Blue Nova is Benjamin Moore's 2024 Color of the Year, and it is a deliberately quiet one — a blue-violet mid-tone built for a single confident move, not a whole house. Misty Lilac and Shadow and Lily Lavender round out the short list most people choose from.
how many purple paint colors does benjamin moore have?
This slice of Benjamin Moore's deck holds 109 colors in the purple family, drawn from the Classics, Off-White (OC), Historical (HC), and Color Capsule (CC) lines. They range from barely-there lilacs to deep plums, so you can use purple as a soft neutral or a bold statement.
what is the lightest and darkest benjamin moore purple?
In this slice the lightest is Misty Lilac (2071-70) at an LRV of 78.7, which reads almost like a cool off-white. The darkest sits at an LRV of 3.9, with Purple Lotus (2072-30) at 10 and Fire and Ice (1392) at 15 among the richest, moodiest options.
what trim color goes with a benjamin moore purple wall?
Benjamin Moore's off-whites are the safe partners. White Dove (OC-17) is the softest, Chantilly Lace (OC-65) the crispest, and Simply White (OC-117) sits in between. For deeper plums, a navy like Hale Navy (HC-154) or a greige like Revere Pewter (HC-172) grounds the scheme.
can i match a benjamin moore purple to another paint brand?
Yes. Any Benjamin Moore dealer can color-match a chip from another brand, and other stores can approximate a Benjamin Moore color like Blue Orchid (2069-50) in reverse. The same works for our featured Kompozit deck. Matches are close but not identical because bases and tints differ, so test a sample first.
where do i buy benjamin moore paint?
Benjamin Moore is sold only through independent dealers, not big-box stores. Every color is mixed to order at the counter. You choose a line by how hard the room works: ben (about $56/gal), Regal Select (about $75), or Aura (about $95), the flagship built to cover in one coat.
which benjamin moore purple is best for a bedroom?
For a calm bedroom, the pale lilacs work best because they bounce light and read almost neutral. Misty Lilac (2071-70) at LRV 78.7 and Touch of Gray (2116-60) at 69 keep the room open and pair cleanly with white trim, and they tend to age better than a bolder purple over years of living with it.
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