Behr Noble Purple S560-3
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| Code: | S560-3 |
| Name: | Noble Purple |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Noble Purple?
Behr Noble Purple S560-3 is a light, muted lavender-gray with a noticeable cool blue cast. Its soft, low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading as a sugary pastel, giving walls a quiet wash of color instead. In daylight, the blue-gray side is likely to stand forward, while warmer artificial lighting can bring out its subtle violet character. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and reading corners where a pale color is wanted without defaulting to white or beige. Pair Noble Purple with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, brushed nickel, or deeper navy textiles for contrast.
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What are Behr Noble Purple undertones?
Noble Purple is a mid-light, very muted muted mauve. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
175, 177, 197
Is Behr Noble Purple cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 235°, this Purple leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
S560-3 Noble Purple HSL code: 235, 16%, 73%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Noble Purple
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Noble Purple:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
S560-3
Noble Purple
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Noble Purple with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 55, such as Behr Greywood and Aged Olive.
LRV of Noble Purple
Noble Purple has an LRV of 44.96% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 44.96%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #afb1c5 |
| RGB Decimal | 175, 177, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 68.63%, 69.41%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 235° Saturation: 11.17% Value: 77.25% |
| HSL | hsl(235, 16, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.17 Magenta: 10.15 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 22.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.682 I: -7.619 Q: 5.801 |
| XYZ | X: 43.476 Y: 44.589 Z: 59.124 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.62 a:3.265 b:-10.373 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.62 u:-2.238 v:-16.31 |
| Decimal | 11514309 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.775, -0.637, -5.754 |
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