Match Blue Hyacinth
PPG Blue Hyacinth is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mystic Iris reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Blue Hyacinth the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Periwinkle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 570-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Hyacinth reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Hyacinth reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Atlantis encloses it. At ΔE 16.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blue Hyacinth reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 22.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Driftwood Blues is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.