Shades of Purple

PPG reports an LRV of about 77 for Heaven Sent.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 78 for Modesty Quarter.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 71.4 for Lite Lavender.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 65 for Lavender Princess.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 71 for Oriental Blush Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 71 for Modesty Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 71 for Malva.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 68 for Monologue.

Resene suggests Honey and Lullaby as companion colors.

Lullaby, a soothing song sung to infants, is recorded from the 1580s as a noun use of lulley by (1560s), built on lullay, a common refrain in nursery songs, from the verb lull. Lull, recorded from the early 14th century, is probably imitative of a lu lu sound used to soothe children, with relatives such as Swedish lulla and German lullen. The by may be simply a meaningless extension, though by alone was a lulling sound around 1500. Resene lists Lullaby in its KidzColour range from before 2008.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 68 for Limpid Light Half.

Behr marks Lilac Mauve as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 64 for Lilac Mauve.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 60.8 for Euphoric Lilac.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 64 for Oriental Blush.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 63 for Modesty.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 59.1 for Easter Ribbon.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 60 for On Location.

Behr reports an LRV of about 59.0 for Epiphany.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 62 for Mauve Organdie.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 58.6 for Enchant.

Behr marks New Violet as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 58 for New Violet.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 59 for Limpid Light.

The University of Oxford lists Oxford Lilac (Pantone 524C) among its supporting colors.

Dunn-Edwards identifies cool violet undertones in Antique Heather's mauve, rather than a predominantly warm pink.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 56 for Liberace.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 55 for Janey's Party.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 48.9 for Free Spirit.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 51 for La-De-Dah.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 49 for Lilac Secret.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 43.8 for Lavender Lipstick.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 48 for Immortal.

Behr reports an LRV of about 44.0 for Exclusive Violet. Behr marks Exclusive Violet as archived.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 47 for Lilac Fluff.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 42.0 for Novel Lilac.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 41 for Lover's Knot.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 44 for Melting Moment.

Behr reports an LRV of about 40 for Lilac Rose.

Lily goes back to Old English lilie, from Latin lilia, the plural of lilium, which is related to Greek leirion and may be an altered borrowing from the eastern Mediterranean, perhaps like Coptic hleli (lily). Bible translators used it for Hebrew shoshanna, and lily of the valley renders lilium convallium in the Latin Vulgate, a literal translation from the Song of Songs that German herbalists of the 16th century apparently first gave to the plant. As an adjective, lily meant white, pure or charming in the 1530s.

Lupine, also spelled lupin, has named the flowering plant since the late 14th century, from Latin lupinus, a noun use of an adjective meaning of a wolf, from lupus (wolf). Why the plant was named for the wolf is unclear, and one suggestion is that it was thought to harm the soil, in keeping with the wolf's destructive nature. Against that, the plant has been valued in modern Europe for improving sandy soil and in Portugal for choking out weeds.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 37 for High Society Violet.

Behr pairs it with Back To School (M260-7), Second Pour (M560-5), Misty Lavender (S570-1) and High Dive (P480-5).

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 37.2 for Hydrangea.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 36.7 for Inspired.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 35.5 for Caribbean Sunset.

Orchid was introduced in 1845 by botanist John Lindley, from the family name Orchideae given by Linnaeus. It goes back through Latin orchis to Greek orkhis, a name the plant got from the shape of its root. Etymonline says the modern word is marred by an extra d, added in an attempt to extract the Latin stem.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 34.5 for Iris Bliss.

The fuchsia shrub was named in 1703 by the French botanist Charles Plumier for the German botanist Leonhard Fuchs, who lived from 1501 to 1566 and whose surname means fox. Etymonline records the plant name in English by 1753 and the color sense from 1921, while Merriam-Webster dates the word's first known use to 1789. Despite the look, it is not related to the Latin fucus, a reddish seaweed that also gave its name to a red color.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 38 for Lavender Earl.

LSU's Brand Guide v3.2 (2021) lists Light Purple among its colors; LSU's current online brand book does not list the name.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 38 for Legendary Lilac.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 37 for Mystery Haze.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 29 for Lavender Sweater.

Behr marks Garden Flower as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 32 for Garden Flower.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 31 for Joie De Vivre.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 36 for Lover's Tryst.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 31.7 for Lilac Pink.

PPG reports an LRV of about 31 for Heather Glen.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 29.5 for Drama Violet. Sherwin-Williams marks Drama Violet as archived.

Behr pairs it with Retro Gold (M300-7A), Napa Winery (M560-6), Silent White (PPU26-13) and Valley Of Glaciers (M480-6).

The African violet is a houseplant Baron Walter von Saint Paul found in 1892 near Tanga in what is now Tanzania. Botanist Hermann Wendland named the genus Saintpaulia after the Saint Paul family, and the plant belongs to the gesneriad family rather than to true violets.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 34 for Mauve Musk.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 29.1 for Hazy Lilac.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 27.7 for Baroness.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 32 for Joyful Lilac.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 32 for Lively Light.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 27 for I Heart Potion.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 32 for Merlin's Choice.

Behr pairs it with Desert Clay (S250-6), Heart To Heart (M120-4), Dutch White (MQ3-31) and Bella Vista (P470-6).

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 25.1 for Naples Sunset.

Behr marks Lilac Intuition as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 25 for Lilac Intuition.

Behr marks Orchid Kiss as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 24 for Orchid Kiss.

Behr marks Mixed Berries as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 25 for Mixed Berries.

Crayola places Fuchsia under Purple on its Explore Colors page.

PPG describes Mulberry Bush as a deep, bright, dusty rose purple with a peony undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 23 for Mulberry Bush.

Sherwin-Williams lists Lavish Lavender only on its older chart; its current value is unpublished.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 22 for Heather's Plum.

Mulberry named the tree of the genus Morus around 1300 and the fruit in the 14th century. The Middle English morberie is either derived from or closely related to Middle High German mul beri, from Old High German mur beri, and both go back to Latin morum (mulberry, blackberry), probably from Greek moron. The color sense dates from about 1837, and a children's song with a mulberry tree refrain is recorded from the 1820s, first in Scotland.

Resene suggests Breeze and Seeker as companion colors for Butterfly, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 20 for Muted Berry.

Real amethyst can contain visibly darker and lighter color zones. This single survey RGB provides one flat reference, not the full appearance of a gemstone.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 23 for Oriental Rose.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 24 for Magic Gem.

Resene suggests Triple White Pointer and Bounce as companion colors.

Behr marks Lantana as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 19 for Lantana.

Behr describes Full Glass as a pleasure to behold. Behr publishes an LRV of about 18 for Full Glass.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Ornate.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Mauve Silhouette.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 18.4 for Lazy Afternoon.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Lively Lavender.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 21 for Imaginary Mauve.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 20 for Magic Purple.

Resene reports an LRV of about 25.0 for De Janeiro.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 16 for Hushed Cranberry.

Labyrinth appears around 1400 for a maze or a large building full of winding passages, from Latin labyrinthus and Greek labyrinthos, the name of the structure Daedalus built near Knossos on Crete to hold the Minotaur. Its true origin is unknown and probably pre Greek, and the traditional account links it to Lydian labrys, a double headed ax that stood for royal power, so the word might mean palace of the double axes. Robert Beekes calls that link speculative and compares the word instead with laura, a pre Greek word for a narrow street or passage.

The University of Oxford lists Oxford Mauve (Pantone 667C) among its supporting colors.

Dewberry, recorded from the 1570s, names a woodland bramble or its fruit, black with a bluish, dewy bloom. Etymonline notes that the name has been applied to different plants in England and North America.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 19 for Opera.

Barney is one of the 954 color names drawn from the xkcd color survey, in which visitors named more than five million screen colors across 222,500 sessions; the list also includes barney purple. Both recall Barney, the purple dinosaur Sheryl Leach created in Allen, Texas, in 1987, who reached PBS in 1992 on Barney & Friends.

Resene suggests Gelato and Half Pearl Lusta as companion colors for Arabella, giving a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Behr reports an LRV of about 14 for Majestic Orchid.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 17 for Merlin's Cloak.

Behr marks Gala Ball as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 13 for Gala Ball.

Behr marks Mystical Purple as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 13 for Mystical Purple.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 12.9 for Grape Harvest.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 14.5 for Fire and Ice.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 12 for Euphoric Magenta.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 16 for Magnificence.

The Concord grape is named for Concord, Massachusetts, where Ephraim Wales Bull worked with native grapes and successfully propagated the variety in 1849. It won a Massachusetts Horticultural Society prize in 1853. Thomas Welch later developed a way to pasteurize grape juice as a temperance drink, and his company, Welch Foods, made millions.

The name comes from the Greek amethystos, meaning not drunken. The ancients believed the violet quartz prevented intoxication, and people wore amethyst rings while drinking. The word entered English in the late 13th century as amatist. The gemstone amethyst is purple quartz and can lean toward blue or red. This helps explain why amethyst-like colors need not occupy one narrow hue.

Resene suggests Mozart and Elderflower as companion colors.

Behr reports an LRV of about 11.0 for Graphic Grape. Behr marks Graphic Grape as archived.

Resene suggests Whiteout and Traccia as companion colors for Bloom, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Behr marks Exotic Orchid as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 12 for Exotic Orchid.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 15 for Noble Tone.

Resene suggests Astronaut and Fuego as companion colors for Affair, giving a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Ephemera began in the late 14th century as a medical term, from the Medieval Latin ephemera febris, a fever lasting one day. The Greek source ephemeros means lasting only a day, from epi, on, and hemera, day. The word spread to short lived insects and flowers in the 17th century, and the general sense of anything transitory is attested from 1751.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 11.5 for Expressive Plum.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 14 for Magenta Queen.

Flint was already an Old English word for the hard rock that throws sparks when struck, with relatives in Dutch, German and Danish. Etymonline notes it was formerly thought to come from a root meaning to split, and the stone's hardness gave rise to skinflint, slang for a miser who would skin a flint to save money, around 1700.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 11 for Exotic Eggplant.

Its published paint LRV is about 10.8.

The dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America, was named in 1791 by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles for Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus. The word is recorded in English from 1804. Because botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle proposed that a truly blue dahlia could never be bred, blue dahlia became a figure of speech for something unattainable by 1843.

Behr marks Grand Grape as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 11 for Grand Grape.

Resene reports an LRV of about 17.0 for Genie.

In the X11 color list it is written HotPink4.

The fedora hat, first recorded in American English in 1887, takes its name from Fédora, a popular 1882 play by Victorien Sardou about a Russian princess. Sarah Bernhardt played the heroine and wore a soft, center creased hat in the role, and the name Fedora is a Russian feminine form of Fedor, from the Greek Theodoros, gift of god. Resene suggests Zumthor and Conch as companion colors.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 11.3 for Kalamata.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 9.4 for Juneberry.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 9 for Old-Fashioned Purple.

Glidden describes Night Vineyard as a dark, shaded, monarch purple with an indigo undertone. Glidden publishes an LRV of about 10 for Night Vineyard.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 12 for Opulent Pink.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 12 for Mystic Spell.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 10.8 for Eggplant.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 9 for Medieval Wine.

Resene describes Centre Stage as a mixture of magenta and violet. The official spelling Centre is retained in this US English article.

Behr reports an LRV of about 9 for Muscat Grape.

Behr marks Deep Violet as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 9 for Deep Violet.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 9.5 for Mulberry.

Resene reports an LRV of about 16 for Highlight.

Behr reports an LRV of about 9 for Napa Grape.

In CSS it is written darkmagenta.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 12 for Magos.

Resene suggests Stonewall and Amethyst Smoke as companion colors.

Eminence meant a projection about 1400 and a high or exalted position by the early 15th century, from the Latin eminentia, from eminens, standing out. Since the 1650s it has been a title of honor, now given only to cardinals. The French éminence grise, gray eminence, first described the confidential agent of Cardinal Richelieu. Resene suggests Guardsman Red and Fun Blue as companion colors.

Loganberry is named for James H. Logan, an American lawyer who died in 1928, plus berry, and Merriam-Webster dates its first known use to 1893. It is an upright dewberry with red fruit, usually considered a hybrid of a western dewberry and a red raspberry.

PPG describes Chilled Wine as a dark, subdued, dusty violet purple with a mauve undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 8 for Chilled Wine.

Resene describes Carnival as a deep pink tending toward purple. Its strong chromatic character differs from a neutral dark color.

Behr reports an LRV of about 8.0 for Grape Fizz. Behr marks Grape Fizz as archived.

The name comes from the Greek amarantos, meaning unfading, the name of a mythical flower that never withers. It entered English in the 1610s, and the related word amaranthine took on a purple color sense in the late 19th century.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 7 for Deep Merlot.

Resene reports an LRV of about 13 for Harlequin.

Resene suggests Wonderland and Saratoga as companion colors for Belladonna, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Resene suggests Ferris Wheel and Kachow as companion colors.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 7 for Jazz Berry Jam.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 10 for Misty Grape.

Behr reports an LRV of about 7 for Mata Hari.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 10 for Noble Violet.

Resene suggests Cowabunga and Fairylight as companion colors.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.6 for Chambourd.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 8.7 for Grappa.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 6.7 for Mature Grape.

Eggplant, recorded in 1763, simply joins egg and plant, and Etymonline notes that the original variety was white. The name aubergine, recorded from 1775, came through French, Catalan and Arabic from Persian and Sanskrit, and aubergine has served as a color name since 1895.

Behr marks Interlude as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 7 for Interlude.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 6.2 for Fabulous Grape.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 7 for Grapes of Wrath.

Benjamin Moore pairs it with White Dove (OC-17), Stormy Monday (2112-50), Cloud White (OC-130) and Powell Buff (HC-35).

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 9 for Oath.

The University of Oxford lists Oxford Plum (Pantone 2425C) among its supporting colors.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 6 for Nightshade.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 6 for Mulberry.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 6 for Oriental Eggplant.

Resene suggests Spanish White and Midnight Express as companion colors.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 6.7 for Grape Juice.

Resene suggests Tia Maria and Hokey Pokey as companion colors for Bossanova, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 8 for Lover Lover.

Jester began in the mid 14th century as gestour, a minstrel who recited tales of great deeds, from gesten (to recite a tale) and geste (action, exploit), from Latin gesta (deeds). The sense of a buffoon at a prince's court dates from about 1500. Jest followed a similar path, from a story of exploits to an idle tale and then, by the 1550s, a joke. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 6.9 for Jester.

The elder of elderberry is a tree name recorded about 1400, from Middle English ellen and Old English ellæn, elder tree. Its origin is unclear, and Etymonline says the d is unetymological, perhaps borrowed from alder, a word that gained its own d in the 14th century. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 7.2 for Elderberry Wine.

Behr marks Eclectic Purple as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 5 for Eclectic Purple.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 8 for Oboe D'Amore.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 4.8 for Blackberry.

Resene suggests Chilean Fire and Panorama as companion colors for Chocolate Lounge, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Resene suggests Revolution and Rolling Fog as companion colors for Broadway, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 7 for Oregon Grape.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 5.7 for Dark Purple.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 4.4 for Merlot.

Resene reports an LRV of about 9 for Hot Purple.

Nightshade, a plant of the genus Solanum with white flowers and black poisonous berries, goes back to Old English nihtscada, literally shade of night. The name is perhaps an allusion to the berries. Dutch nachtschade and German Nachtschatten show it was a common Germanic compound.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 5 for Majestic Robe.

Resene reports an LRV of about 6 for Half Aubergine.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 5 for Magic Cauldron.

Resene suggests Aloha and Fresh as companion colors for Avenger, giving a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Resene describes Full Monty as a red based purple.

The manufacturer associates Ab Fab with blackberry tones: a very deep violet with a red influence.

The maker describes Blackcurrant as a strong violet; the original name does not imply one universal fruit-matching RGB value.