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Behr Potentially Purple#DAD2FF · LRV 68

Potentially Purple reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 640A-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR POTENTIALLY PURPLE
RGB 218, 210, 255 LRV 68

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Potentially Purple
SKU 640A-3
Hex #DAD2FF
RGB 218, 210, 255
HSL 251°, 100%, 91%
LRV 68
Undertone blue / cool
Family Purple

About Behr Potentially Purple

At LRV 68, Potentially 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.

Potentially 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. 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's the Word
SKU 1239 · #DACEE8 · LRV 65
ΔE 6.01 (different)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.04
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1248-4
#D0C8E6
Lilac Breeze
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 60
1250-3
#DFCAE4
Syrian Violet
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 64
1249-3
#DCCAE0
Grape Glimmer
ΔE 8.14 · LRV 63
1246-3
#C9D1E9
Globe Thistle
ΔE 8.77 · LRV 64
1251-3
#E8D2E3
Sonora Rose
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.46
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5939
#DBD7F2
Lavender Sky
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 70
DE5960
#DBD1E8
Shimmering Sky
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 66
DE5904
#D2D8F4
Flax Bloom
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 69
DE5988
#E9D2EF
Lavender Princess
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 70
DE5967
#E7D7EF
Pouty Purple
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 72

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.11
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
2071-60
#DBCEE8
Lily Lavender
ΔE 6.11 · LRV
2068-60
#CBCFEA
Purple Lace
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 62
2073-60
#E3CCE0
Pale Iris
ΔE 9.41 · LRV
2069-60
#D6D5E5
Lavender Ice
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 67
2074-60
#EDCDE6
Bunny Nose Pink
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 67

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.38
All purple at Valspar →
8001-48B
#D6D0E8
Will o' the Wisp
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 65
8001-47B
#CECFE8
Eventide
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 64
4002-9B
#DACEE2
Whipped Plum
ΔE 7.97 · LRV 64.4
4001-9B
#E3D1E4
Simply Lavender
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 67.5
8002-48A
#E0D6E6
Watercolor Grape
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.86
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6828
#D2C8DD
Rhapsody Lilac
ΔE 7.86 · LRV 60
SW 6821
#D1CBDF
Potentially Purple
ΔE 8 · LRV 62
SW 6835
#DAC7DA
Euphoric Lilac
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 61
SW 6820
#DFD9E4
Inspired Lilac
ΔE 11.24 · LRV 71
SW 6814
#C7D1E2
Breathtaking
ΔE 11.73 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.67
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 14.67 · LRV 62
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 18.53 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 21.19 · LRV 69
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 22.2 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 23.7 · LRV 70

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 15.57
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 15.57 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 18.8 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 19.68 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 20.38 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 20.86 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 17.33
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2006
#E7DEDB
Great White
ΔE 17.33 · LRV 74
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 17.33 · LRV 63
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 17.65 · LRV 71
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 17.77 · LRV 70
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 20.16 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 18.79
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.79 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 23.29 · LRV 60
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 23.47 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 25.8 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 28.57 · LRV 73

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

660C-2
Violet Mist
LRV 69
P560-2
Air Castle
LRV 71
650C-3
Light Mulberry
LRV 65
M560-2
Fanciful
LRV 71
P570-1
Teary Eyed
LRV 71
M110-2
Cassia Buds
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAD2FF in HSL space. Pair Potentially Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAD2FF + #F7FFD2
TRIADIC
#DAD2FF · #FFDAD2 · #D2FFDA
ANALOGOUS
#D2E0FF · #DAD2FF · #F1D2FF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.64:1 AAA

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

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