Black Raspberry
Benjamin Moore's Black Raspberry is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 6.8 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#4D3D4BLRV
6.78
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 88 vs 7, Opulence is decisively the brighter choice.
Foggy Morning reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Black Raspberry encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 7, Windham Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 7), opening up a space where Black Raspberry encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Silver Crest reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Black Raspberry encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Martha's Vineyard the marginally brighter of the two.
Woodland Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 7), opening up a space where Black Raspberry encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Crystalline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 7, Ice Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Sage Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Webster Green reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 7), opening up a space where Black Raspberry encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Wild Mulberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Ultra Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Brown undertones infuse this dark purple with earthy richness.