Color spec
| Brand | Glidden |
| Name | Purple Rain |
| SKU | PPG1174-6 |
| Hex | #736A86 |
| RGB | 115, 106, 134 |
| HSL | 259°, 12%, 47% |
| LRV | 16 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Glidden Purple Rain
With an LRV of 16, Purple Rain is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its violet 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Purple Rain works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
10 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 gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Glidden colors
closest in the Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Purple Rain within Glidden'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 #736A86 in HSL space. Pair Purple Rain 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.
Glidden Purple Rain Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Purple Rain 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 Glidden PPG1174-6 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Purple Rain
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Purple Rain is Wood Violet (SW 6557) — very close at ΔE 2.54, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wood Violet swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Purple Rain
At Behr, the closest color to Purple Rain is Wine Frost (690F-6) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wine Frost swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Purple Rain
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Purple Rain is Purple Rain (PPG1174-6). At ΔE 0.39 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Purple Rain and you'll get the same color. See the full Purple Rain swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Purple Rain
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Purple Rain is Violaceous (344-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.9, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Violaceous swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Purple Rain
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Purple Rain is Tara's Violet (HGSW 2423) — very close at ΔE 2.54, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tara's Violet swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Purple Rain
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Purple Rain. The nearest is Purple Gumball (DE5950) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 13 vs 16). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Purple Gumball swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Purple Rain
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Purple Rain is Grapes of Wrath (1284) — very close at ΔE 2.33, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 16 vs 16) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Grapes of Wrath swatch →