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Behr Grand Plum#574756 · LRV 7

Grand Plum reads as a magenta / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N120-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GRAND PLUM
RGB 87, 71, 86 LRV 7

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Grand Plum
SKU N120-7
Hex #574756
RGB 87, 71, 86
HSL 304°, 10%, 31%
LRV 7
Undertone magenta / warm
Family Purple

About Behr Grand Plum

At LRV 7, Grand Plum is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its magenta undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Grand Plum earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Plum Perfect
SKU 1292 · #514555 · LRV 7
ΔE 1.97 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1393
#544556
Grappa
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 9
AF-645
#56464E
Chambourd
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 9
2117-30
#514A58
Shadow
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 9
1414
#514C5A
Super Nova
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 10
CC-990
#514C5A
Super Nova
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 10

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All purple at Valspar →
4001-4C
#534654
Purple Fury
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 6.9
V076-6
#594052
Ripe Mulberry
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 6.4
8003-2G
#5A4050
Plummy Rouge
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 6
1001-7A
#5C4A50
Sweet Currant
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 7.8
M101
#57444A
Raspberry Truffle
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 6.7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 6
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 9.99 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 12.51 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.17
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 12.8 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 13.48 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 16.18 · LRV 11

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.47
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1046-7
#5C4450
Purple Basil
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 7
1047-7
#5A484B
Carob Chip
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 7
1177-7
#5F4561
Pansy Petal
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 8
1014-7
#554747
Black Walnut
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 7
1004-7
#50484A
Black Elegance
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.58
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6272
#4E4247
Plum Brown
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 6
SW 6265
#4A4653
Quixotic Plum
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 6
SW 6286
#5F3F54
Mature Grape
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 7
SW 72
#623F45
Deep Maroon
ΔE 8.38 · LRV 7
SW 9154
#4F4D51
Perle Noir
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 8

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.92
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA192
#4D4860
Violet Shadow
ΔE 5.92 · LRV 7
DE5965
#524765
Roman Purple
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 7
DE5930
#4E4E63
Legendary Purple
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 8
DE5937
#4F4F5E
Night Night
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 8
DE5923
#494C59
Deep Mystery
ΔE 9.39 · LRV 7

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.99
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 6.99 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 7
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 7.76 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 9 · LRV 7
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 9.22 · LRV 6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.06
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 15.4 · LRV 7
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 16.55 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 17.24 · LRV 8
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 27.3 · LRV 7

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Grand Plum within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPU17-01
Mata Hari
LRV 7
MQ5-1
Extravagance
LRV 7
720B-6
Beechwood
LRV 7
HDC-CL-07
Dark Berry
LRV 7
PPU17-03
Vixen
LRV 6
MQ1-44
Wild Boysenberry
LRV 7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #574756 in HSL space. Pair Grand Plum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#574756 + #475748
TRIADIC
#574756 · #565747 · #475657
ANALOGOUS
#504757 · #574756 · #57474E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.6:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.44:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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