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VALSPAR · 8003-1A

Valspar Pale Purple#DDD7DE · LRV 69

Pale Purple reads as a violet / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-1A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR PALE PURPLE
RGB 221, 215, 222 LRV 69

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Pale Purple
SKU 8003-1A
Hex #DDD7DE
RGB 221, 215, 222
HSL 291°, 10%, 86%
LRV 69
Undertone violet / cool
Family Purple

About Valspar Pale Purple

At LRV 69, Pale Purple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Pale Purple 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.

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
Desired Dawn
SKU 1314 · #D8D7D9 · LRV 68
ΔE 3.75 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.23
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
2116-60
#DCD6DD
Touch of Gray
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 69
2115-60
#DED8DA
Majestic Mauve
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 68
1380
#E1D4DD
Peace and Happiness
ΔE 3.15 · LRV
1422
#D6D8DF
Violet Sparkle
ΔE 3.86 · LRV
1409
#D9DBE2
Violet Dusk
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 70

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1177-2
#E0D8DF
Little Lilac
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 70
1174-2
#DAD6DF
Violet Whimsey
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 68
1179-2
#E1D9DC
Smoky Orchid
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 71
1247-3
#DBD7E4
Misty Violet
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 69
1168-2
#DADBDF
Cumberland Fog
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 71

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6554
#E0DADF
Lite Lavender
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 71
SW 6547
#DAD6DB
Silver Peony
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 68
SW 6827
#DFDCE5
Elation
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 73
SW 6820
#DFD9E4
Inspired Lilac
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 71
SW 6540
#D6D9DE
Starry Night
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 69

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All purple at Behr →
PPU16-07
#DDD4DA
Mystic Fairy
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 68
PPU16-7
#DDD4DA
Mystic Fairy
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 68
MQ3-30
#D8D6DF
Petal Tip
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 68
N130-1
#DFD7DA
Pearls And Lace
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 69
110E-2
#DFD4DF
Brook Trout
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.87
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5974
#E2D4DF
Soft Lilac
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 69
DE6030
#E2D5D3
Whirlwind
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 68
DE6352
#D5D7D9
December Sky
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 68
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 70
DE6373
#DBDBDA
Porpoise
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 71

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.43
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 69
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 70
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 11.04 · LRV 71

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.03
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 11.16 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 11.24 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 11.82 · LRV 74

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.15
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 69
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 73
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 9.76 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 10.2 · LRV 70
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 10.45 · LRV 73

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.55
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.55 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.7 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.62 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 84

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8004-2A
Blush of Morn
LRV 69
V076-1
Eternal Moonrise
LRV 68.7
T552
Nattie's Cami
LRV 68.2
4002-3A
Gentle Violet
LRV 71.2
8003-2A
Blush of Hyacinth
LRV 68
8004-47A
Respite
LRV 71

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DDD7DE in HSL space. Pair Pale Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DDD7DE + #D8DED7
TRIADIC
#DDD7DE · #DEDDD7 · #D7DEDD
ANALOGOUS
#DAD7DE · #DDD7DE · #DED7DC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.41:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.85:1 AAA

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

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