French Violet
CC-960 · Benjamin Moore
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#696D86
LRV
18
Family
Purple
CC-960
Color profile
Light value
18 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, violet lean
Family
Purple Also reads gray
“A romantic, gently faded violet that conjures fields of lavender in the French countryside.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 18 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around French VioletSimilar colors
Tap any color to compareFrench Violet vs Blue Heron
18LRV16
#696D86Hex#5C6A85
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareFrench Violet vs Great Grape
18LRV16
#696D86Hex#6B6D85
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Great Grape is near-identical · 2 points darker compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Shadow Mountain
18LRV15
#696D86Hex#666B89
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Shadow Mountain is very close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Old Mill Blue
18LRV17
#696D86Hex#6E6F82
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Old Mill Blue is close match · warmer compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Dangerously Elegant
18LRV15
#696D86Hex#616B89
PurpleFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Dangerously Elegant is close match · 3 points darker · cooler compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Pitch Blue
18LRV15
#696D86Hex#606D8E
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Pitch Blue is close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Royal Fortune
18LRV19
#696D86Hex#747792
PurpleFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Royal Fortune is close match · 1 points lighter compared with French Violet.
French Violet vs Mesmerize
18LRV13
#696D86Hex#5D657B
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Mesmerize is close match · 5 points darker · leans greener compared with French Violet.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorFrench Violet, answered
What is the LRV of French Violet?
French Violet (CC-960) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 18, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is French Violet a warm or cool color?
French Violet has a cool undertone (cool, violet lean).
What is the closest match to French Violet from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to French Violet is Great Grape (PPG1169-6) by PPG, near-identical · 2 points darker.
Benjamin Moore · CC-960
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