Benjamin Moore

Wood Violet

1428

Wood Violet (BM) is a deep navy-violet blend with cool blue-purple undertones, carrying an LRV of 9.82 and hex #504C5B. The low LRV confirms heavy light absorption, and the hex values show a slight blue-channel dominance that tips the balance toward violet rather than pure navy. Within Benjamin Moore's catalog, it pairs with Gray Owl, Chantilly Lace, Deep Royal, Grape Juice, and Caliente.

The balanced navy-violet composition produces a dark chromatic neutral that reads differently under warm versus cool lighting conditions.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

1428

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Wood Violet in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Wood Violet under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Wood Violet under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Purple

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

256°

Blue Family

Lightness

33%

Dark

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

9.8

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#504C5B

RGB Decimal

80, 76, 91

RGB Percent

31.4%, 29.8%, 35.7%

HSL

256.0, 9.0%, 32.7%

HSV

256.0, 16.5%, 35.7%

CMYK

12.1%, 16.5%, 0.0%, 64.3%

YIQ

78.9, -2.4, 5.5

XYZ

7.78, 7.63, 10.96

CIE Lab

33.20, 5.04, -8.21

CIE Luv

33.20, 1.22, -11.06

Hunter Lab

27.62, 3.53, -6.17

Decimal

5262427

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Wood Violet Limo-Scene Quixotic Plum Deep Indigo

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Wood Violet New Orleans Evening In Paris Spring Violet

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Wood Violet Flora Ashwood Moss New Bamboo

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Wood Violet Extravagance Ball Gown Pelt

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