Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Soft Iris |
| SKU | 640A-1 |
| Hex | #EBE9FC |
| RGB | 235, 233, 252 |
| HSL | 246°, 76%, 95% |
| LRV | 83 |
| Undertone | near-white with a hint of color |
| Family | Purple |
About Behr Soft Iris
Soft Iris is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Soft Iris shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
Closest matches by brand
3 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Soft Iris within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EBE9FC in HSL space. Pair Soft Iris with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Behr Soft Iris Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Soft Iris from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr 640A-1 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Soft Iris
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Dusk (DE5938), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It runs slightly darker (LRV 78 vs 83) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Iris without repainting risk. See the full Dusk swatch →