Behr Purple Potion S100-5
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| Code: | S100-5 |
| Name: | Purple Potion |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Purple Potion?
Behr Purple Potion S100-5 is a muted mid-tone purple with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a softened, slightly smoky appearance. Its #84758c color value reads as a cool-leaning violet rather than a bright or sugary purple. In daylight, the gray influence can make the shade feel restrained and dusty, while warmer bulbs may bring out its subtle plum character. Use it on bedroom or powder-room walls for color that has presence without becoming overly vivid. Pair Purple Potion with soft white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, or brushed nickel for a clean, grounded palette.
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What are Behr Purple Potion undertones?
Purple Potion is a midtone, muted plum. The HEX sample leans purple; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
132, 117, 140
Is Behr Purple Potion cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 279°, this dark purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
S100-5 Purple Potion HSL code: 279, 9%, 50%
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 Purple Potion
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 dark purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Purple Potion:
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
S100-5
Purple Potion
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 Purple Potion with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 99, such as Behr Summer Green and Shy Green.
LRV of Purple Potion
Purple Potion has an LRV of 20.37% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 20.37%, 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 | #84758c |
| RGB Decimal | 132, 117, 140 |
| RGB Percent | 51.76%, 45.88%, 54.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 279° Saturation: 16.43% Value: 54.9% |
| HSL | hsl(279, 9, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 5.71 Magenta: 16.43 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 45.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 124.107 I: 1.548 Q: 10.331 |
| XYZ | X: 20.609 Y: 19.522 Z: 27.486 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.292 a:10.334 b:-10.38 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.292 u:6.93 v:-16.365 |
| Decimal | 8680844 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.183, 5.941, -5.956 |
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