Purple Hyacinth
590B-5 · #669FF6 · LRV 34 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Purple Hyacinth34
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Honolulu Blue62
What Color Is Purple Hyacinth, Really?
Purple Hyacinth reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 590B-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purple Hyacinth
Purple Hyacinth is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Purple Hyacinth
Purple Hyacinth sits in the mid-range at LRV 34, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Purple Hyacinth 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 590B-5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG / Glidden | WindjammerPPG1241-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.8 | 35 | Color page → |
| Glidden | WindjammerPPG1241-4 · Glidden | 4.7 | 35 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | CornflowerDE5864 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.3 | 34 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Acapulco Dive0639 · Diamond Vogel | 4.2 | 37 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Purple Hyacinth 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 #669FF6 in HSL space. Pair Purple Hyacinth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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