Noble Purple
S560-3 · #AFBDE5 · LRV 51 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Noble Purple51
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Noble Purple, Really?
Noble Purple reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S560-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Noble Purple
Noble Purple is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Noble Purple
At LRV 51, Noble Purple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Noble Purple are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr S560-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Oriental Iris1418 · Benjamin Moore | 3.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fairies in AmericaP111 · Valspar | 3.3 | 50.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | French LilacPPG1246-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | French LilacPPG1246-4 · Glidden | 0.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Larkspur BudDE5905 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Angela Bay0603 · Diamond Vogel | 3.0 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Noble Purple within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #AFBDE5 in HSL space. Pair Noble Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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