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High Society

PPG1046-4 · #C9B6BF · LRV 50 · warm magenta tone

PPG1046-4 · #C9B6BF · LRV 50 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

High SocietyPPG / Glidden · PPG1046-4
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High Society
PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG1046-4 · #C9B6BF
Brand · codePPG / GliddenPPG1046-4 · all PPG / Glidden purples
LRV50Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm magenta tone
FamilyPurple
Hex · RGB · HSL#C9B6BF · 201, 182, 191 · 332°, 15%, 75%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Gothic Purple24
  2. 2Hazy Lilac29
  3. 3High Society50
  4. 4French Lilac56
  5. 5Lavender Mist63
Undertone and depth

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.

Room by room

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.

Light by light

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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

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.

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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.

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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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on High Society · 10.9 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on High Society · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C9B6BF + #B6C9C0
TRIADIC
#C9B6BF · #BFC9B6 · #B6BFC9
ANALOGOUS
#C9B6C9 · #C9B6BF · #C9B7B6

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