Purple Purity
1246 · #CBC7E0 · LRV 59 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Hazy Lilac29
- 2Wisteria48
- 3Purple Purity59
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Purple Purity, Really?
Purple Purity reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 1246 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purple Purity
Purple Purity 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.
How Lighting Changes Purple Purity
At LRV 59, Purple Purity 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 Purple Purity 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 Diamond Vogel 1246 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhapsody LilacSW 6828 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Foxgloves660E-3 · Behr | 0.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice1395 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lavender Escape4002-7B · Valspar | 4.4 | 58.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lilac BreezePPG1248-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Hint Of Heather90BB 60/109 · Glidden | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Purple Purity within Diamond Vogel'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 #CBC7E0 in HSL space. Pair Purple Purity with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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