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GLIDDEN · PPG1248-5

Glidden Puturple#ADA2CE · LRV 39

Puturple reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1248-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN PUTURPLE
RGB 173, 162, 206 LRV 39

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Puturple
SKU PPG1248-5
Hex #ADA2CE
RGB 173, 162, 206
HSL 255°, 31%, 72%
LRV 39
Undertone blue / cool
Family Purple

About Glidden Puturple

Puturple sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Puturple is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.97
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9067 · #AFA5C7 · ΔE 2.97 · LRV 40
SW 9068 · #B3A1C6 · ΔE 3.26 · LRV 39
SW 6836 · #C2A4C2 · ΔE 7.8 · LRV 42
SW 6969 · #9FABCF · ΔE 8.06 · LRV 41
SW 6556 · #B0A3B6 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 39

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All purple at Behr →
S110-4 · #B8A3CF · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 41
S120-4 · #BEA1CD · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 41
MQ4-30 · #A8ADD2 · ΔE 5.88 · LRV 43
N560-3 · #A4ABCE · ΔE 6.57 · LRV 41
630F-4 · #99AAD6 · ΔE 9.15 · LRV 40

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1397 · #AB97C8 · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 36
1404 · #B2AAC8 · ΔE 4.6 · LRV 42
1390 · #B498BD · ΔE 6.16 · LRV 36
1412 · #A6A6BD · ΔE 7.56 · LRV 40
CC-970 · #A6A6BD · ΔE 7.56 · LRV 39

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All purple at Valspar →
8001-48D · #A199C7 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 34
4002-10A · #B99ECD · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 39.1
1001-4A · #B9A9C8 · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 42.6
V038-4 · #B499BF · ΔE 5.68 · LRV 36.2
4004-10A · #A1ABD7 · ΔE 6.95 · LRV 41.5

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1248-5 · #ADA2CE · ΔE 0 · LRV 39
PPG1247-5 · #A599C6 · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 35
PPG1168-4 · #A5AABF · ΔE 9.48 · LRV 41
1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 10.74 · LRV 40
PPG1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 10.74 · LRV 40

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All purple at Dutch Boy →
143-5DB · #A89CC5 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 36
143-4DB · #B8AED1 · ΔE 4.12 · LRV 45
144-5DB · #AE9FBC · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 37
245-4DB · #B0A3B6 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 39
141-4DB · #9DACCC · ΔE 9.72 · LRV 41
HGSW 1435 · #C2A4C2 · ΔE 7.8 · LRV 42
HGSW 6836 · #C2A4C2 · ΔE 7.8 · LRV 42
HGSW 2425 · #B0A3B6 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 39
HGSW 6556 · #B0A3B6 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 39
HGSW 1404 · #A7B2D4 · ΔE 8.52 · LRV 45

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.14
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5962 · #A798C2 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 33
DE5941 · #A6A1D7 · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 37
DE5969 · #B9A0D2 · ΔE 3.83 · LRV 38
DE5955 · #AB9BBC · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 33
DE5983 · #BB9ECA · ΔE 5.14 · LRV 37

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 15.86
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 15.86 · LRV 41
JG-89 · #8CA8B4 · ΔE 19.19 · LRV 37
JG-162 · #AAB0AD · ΔE 19.95 · LRV 43
JG-15 · #A7A9A3 · ΔE 20.82 · LRV 39
JG-118 · #ACA9A3 · ΔE 20.83 · LRV 40

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.89
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 246 · #C2A2A7 · ΔE 14.89 · LRV 40
NO. 89 · #A1B8CA · ΔE 16.39 · LRV 46
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 19.42 · LRV 35
NO. 267 · #B7AFA9 · ΔE 19.63 · LRV 44
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 22.69 · LRV 44

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All purple at Diamond Vogel →
1254 · #A69EC9 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 37
1247 · #A4A0C8 · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 37
1261 · #AAABD8 · ΔE 4.31 · LRV 43
1297 · #ADA3BE · ΔE 5.16 · LRV 39
1276 · #9BA1CD · ΔE 5.63 · LRV 37

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All purple at Hirshfield's →
1241 · #B4A6D5 · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 44
1254 · #A29CC8 · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 38
1247 · #A19FC8 · ΔE 3.22 · LRV 38
1261 · #A5A8D6 · ΔE 4.68 · LRV 44
1297 · #AAA0BC · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 39

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.97
All purple at Rodda →
R104 · #AAA7AF · ΔE 12.97 · LRV 40
R087 · #A0AEB8 · ΔE 16.11 · LRV 42
CA199 · #B0B0B2 · ΔE 16.39 · LRV 44
R014 · #AEAFB0 · ΔE 16.76 · LRV 43
Ebb
R092 · #A7AEB0 · ΔE 17.53 · LRV 42

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.01
All purple at C2 Paint →
BD11 · #A5A3B0 · ΔE 11.01 · LRV 37
BD12 · #9CA9BA · ΔE 13.18 · LRV 39
C2-767 · #8BA7C8 · ΔE 13.83 · LRV 37
C2-750 · #9EAEBD · ΔE 14.88 · LRV 41
C2-749 · #8FADC5 · ΔE 16.37 · LRV 40

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.56
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 12.56 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 16.03 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 16.76 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 19 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 23.54 · LRV 41

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.43
All purple at Portola Paints →
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 13.43 · LRV 47
SIMMER DOWN · #BAB3B6 · ΔE 15.24 · LRV 46
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 17.05 · LRV 33
COSTA · #AABEBF · ΔE 21.54 · LRV 49
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 25.3 · LRV 45

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.5
All purple at Annie Sloan →
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 16.5 · LRV 50
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 17.45 · LRV 47
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 18.75 · LRV 49
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 25.1 · LRV 48
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 25.87 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 18.57
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 18.57 · LRV 41
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 19.41 · LRV 51
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 21.41 · LRV 38
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 22.46 · LRV 38
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 27.74 · LRV 35

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 16
All purple at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 16 · LRV 48
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 22.56 · LRV 27
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 22.71 · LRV 36
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 24.19 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 31.96 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All purple at Kompozit →
1241 · #B4A6D5 · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 42
1254 · #A29CC8 · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 36
1247 · #A19FC8 · ΔE 3.22 · LRV 37
1261 · #A5A8D6 · ΔE 4.68 · LRV 41
1297 · #AAA0BC · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 37

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

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

03RB 42/220 · LRV 42
10RB 41/166 · LRV 41
30RB 40/150 · LRV 40
PPG1247-5 · LRV 35
54BB 41/237 · LRV 41
50RB 39/138 · LRV 39

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #ADA2CE in HSL space. Pair Puturple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#ADA2CE + #C3CEA2
TRIADIC
#ADA2CE · #CEADA2 · #A2CEAD
ANALOGOUS
#A2ADCE · #ADA2CE · #C3A2CE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.38:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.84:1 AAA

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

Glidden Puturple Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Puturple 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 PPG1248-5 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Puturple

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Puturple is Berry Frappé (SW 9068) — very close at ΔE 3.26, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Berry Frappé swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Puturple

At Behr, the closest color to Puturple is Highland Thistle (S110-4) — very close at ΔE 3.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 39) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Highland Thistle swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Puturple

Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Puturple. The nearest is Crocus (1404) at ΔE 4.6 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Crocus swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Puturple

Valspar has no exact twin of Puturple. The nearest is Purple Gala (4002-10A) at ΔE 4.39 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39.1 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Purple Gala swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Puturple

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Puturple is Puturple (PPG1248-5). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Puturple and you'll get the same color. See the full Puturple swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Puturple

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Puturple is Purplesaurus (143-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.02, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 36 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Purplesaurus swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Puturple

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Wisteria Tree (HGSW 2425), is clearly different (ΔE 8.08). For an exact match, any HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Wisteria Tree swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Puturple

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Puturple. The nearest is Simply Violet (DE5941) at ΔE 3.59 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Simply Violet swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Puturple

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Vintage Collection (JG-99), is clearly different (ΔE 15.86). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Vintage Collection swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Puturple

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Lulworth Blue (NO. 89), is clearly different (ΔE 16.39). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Lulworth Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Puturple

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Purple Vision (1254), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Puturple without repainting risk. See the full Purple Vision swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Puturple

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Grape Illusion (1241), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Puturple without repainting risk. See the full Grape Illusion swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Puturple

Rodda doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Wild and Free (R104), is clearly different (ΔE 12.97). For an exact match, any Rodda retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Wild and Free swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Puturple

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Approaching Storm (BD12), is clearly different (ΔE 13.18). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Approaching Storm swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Puturple

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Cosmic Vibes (PNT100-LT-32), is clearly different (ΔE 12.56). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Cosmic Vibes swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Puturple

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Magic Potion (MAGIC POTION), is clearly different (ΔE 13.43). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Magic Potion swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Puturple

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Louis Blue (LOUIS BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 16.5). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Louis Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Puturple

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Underdog (BD-UD), is clearly different (ΔE 18.57). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Underdog swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Puturple

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Puturple — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 16). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-5 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Puturple

Kompozit's nearest match is Grape Illusion (1241), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Puturple without repainting risk. See the full Grape Illusion swatch →

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