High Society
PPG1046-4 · #C9B6BF · LRV 50 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Gothic Purple24
- 2Hazy Lilac29
- 3High Society50
- 4French Lilac56
- 5Lavender Mist63
What Color Is High Society, Really?
High Society reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1046-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for High Society
High Society 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 High Society
At LRV 50, High Society is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 High Society 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1046-4 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 | Mauve FinerySW 6282 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Plymouth Notch180E-3 · Behr | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | ViolettaAF-615 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sun Painter8004-2C · Valspar | 3.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | High SocietyPPG1046-4 · Glidden | 0.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauv-elous347-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to High Society within PPG / Glidden'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 #C9B6BF in HSL space. Pair High Society with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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