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Valspar Bravo!#8679B5 · LRV 22

Bravo! reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8001-48E actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR BRAVO!
RGB 134, 121, 181 LRV 22

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Bravo!
SKU 8001-48E
Hex #8679B5
RGB 134, 121, 181
HSL 253°, 29%, 59%
LRV 22
Undertone blue / cool
Family Purple

About Valspar Bravo!

With an LRV of 22, Bravo! is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Bravo! works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Plum Preserve
SKU 1256 · #7C70AA · LRV 19
ΔE 3.64 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.8
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1247-6
#8278AD
Purple Rhapsody
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 21
17-06
#7E84B5
Magical Moment
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 24
1246-6
#7487C6
Violets Are Blue
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 25
1166-5
#6D86B6
Kimono
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 24
17-04
#6D86B6
Kimono
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 24

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All purple at Behr →
670D-6
#8D7DBD
Mixed Berries
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 24
PPU16-04
#8C7EAF
Purple Agate
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 24
PPU16-4
#8C7EAF
Purple Agate
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 24
680F-5
#8979A9
Plum Swirl
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 22
660D-5
#8677C5
Wildflower
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 22

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.01
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5942
#8980C1
Faraway Sky
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 25
DE5963
#8775A1
Smashed Grape
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 20
DE5970
#9D7EB7
Lush Lilac
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 26
DE5907
#7B85C6
Twilight Twinkle
ΔE 7.16 · LRV 25
DE5984
#9D7AAC
Cloudy Plum
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 24

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.15
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1406
#897EAA
Purple Heart
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 25
1398
#9379B0
Charmed Violet
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 24
2071-40
#9A80B9
Crocus Petal Purple
ΔE 5.13 · LRV
2068-40
#7F84BE
California Lilac
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 27
1420
#8085B4
Softened Violet
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 27

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.51
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6823
#968DB8
Brave Purple
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 29
SW 6817
#6572A5
Gentian
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 18
SW 9069
#937496
Veri Berri
ΔE 9.96 · LRV 21
SW 6550
#7E778E
Mythical
ΔE 10.79 · LRV 20
SW 9065
#6487B0
Perfect Periwinkle
ΔE 13.1 · LRV 23

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.92
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 10.92 · LRV 16
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 14.81 · LRV 26
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 15.98 · LRV 23
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 19.24 · LRV 19
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 22.95 · LRV 27

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.21
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 16.21 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 16.44 · LRV 27
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 27.41 · LRV 22
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 30.43 · LRV 33
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 38.61 · LRV 18

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.54
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 16.54 · LRV 24
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 17.25 · LRV 26
JG-139
#838685
Teak Cups
ΔE 21.25 · LRV 24
JG-130
#857F7C
Wooden Palette
ΔE 21.72 · LRV 22
JG-138
#8D8E8B
Cozy Up
ΔE 23.04 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 17.98
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 17.98 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 18.66 · LRV 16
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 20.33 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 26.75 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 26.81 · LRV 23

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4002-10B
Plum Burst
LRV 24.2
8001-47E
Plush
LRV 25
1001-5B
Purple Hills
LRV 22.3
1001-3B
Purple Phantom
LRV 20.1
4004-10B
Simply Purple
LRV 21.1
8001-2E
Pishposh
LRV 20

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #8679B5 in HSL space. Pair Bravo! with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#8679B5 + #A8B579
TRIADIC
#8679B5 · #B58679 · #79B586
ANALOGOUS
#798AB5 · #8679B5 · #A479B5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.88:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.42:1 AA

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

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