Match Purple Heart

Benjamin Moore Purple Heart is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 25. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Purple Heart
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406#897EAALRV 25Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Plum Preserve
Plum Preserve
Purple Heart vs Plum Preserve
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Cloverdale Paint
Plum Preserve
1256 · LRV 21

Purple Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Spring Purple
Purple Heart vs Spring Purple
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Benjamin Moore
Spring Purple
2070-40 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Brave Purple
Brave Purple
Purple Heart vs Brave Purple
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Brave Purple
6823 · LRV 29

A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Brave Purple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Purple Rhapsody
Purple Heart vs Purple Rhapsody
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
PPG
Purple Rhapsody
PPG1247-6 · LRV 22

With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
RAL 570-5
RAL 570-5
Purple Heart vs RAL 570-5
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 570-5
RAL 570-5 · LRV 22

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.0Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Blue lilac
Blue lilac
Purple Heart vs Blue lilac
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
RAL ClassicClassic
Blue lilac
RAL 4005 · LRV 19

Purple Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.3Noticeable
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Amethyst Showers 1
Purple Heart vs Amethyst Showers 1
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Dulux
Amethyst Showers 1
08RB 19/308 · LRV 19

A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Purple Heart the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Notorious
Notorious
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notorious vs Purple Heart
Behr
Notorious
M570-6 · LRV 16
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25

A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Purple Heart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Fell
Purple Heart vs Fell
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Tikkurila
Fell
L430 · LRV 22

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.5Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Cook's Blue
Cook's Blue
Purple Heart vs Cook's Blue
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Farrow & Ball
Cook's Blue
237 · LRV 25

With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.5Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Mambo
Mambo
Purple Heart vs Mambo
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Little Greene
Mambo
112 · LRV 17

A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Purple Heart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.5Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Blue Harmony
Blue Harmony
Purple Heart vs Blue Harmony
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Jotun
Blue Harmony
4594 · LRV 17

A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Purple Heart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 21.5Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
S 5010-R90B
Purple Heart vs S 5010-R90B
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Purple Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 21.7Distinct
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Passageway
Passageway
Purple Heart vs Passageway
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart
1406 · LRV 25
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

Purple Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 24.8Distinct