Venture Violet
Venture Violet is a blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its blue and purple classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#7381B3LRV
22.62
Coordinating Colors
Colonial Revival Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Toasted Pine Nut reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 23), opening up a space where Venture Violet encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Venture Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dahlia reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 23 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Venture Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Venture Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brave Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Venture Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 23 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 61 vs 23, Mercurial is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 36 vs 23, Intellectual Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lunar Lite reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 23), opening up a space where Venture Violet encloses it.
Venture Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 41 vs 23, Indulgent is decisively the brighter choice.
Dahlia reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Awesome Violet reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 23), opening up a space where Venture Violet encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Venture Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This daring medium violet with cool blue undertones invites you into a space of creative boldness and artistic expression. Perfect for a studio, accent wall, or bedroom seeking personality and depth.