Match French Violet
PPG French Violet is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 30. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (33 vs 30) makes Snugglepuss the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Yolanda reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes RAL 570-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Himalayan Musk 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
French Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes French Violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3010-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.