Match Purple Dragon
PPG Purple Dragon is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Purple Dragon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Lilac Breeze the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Grape Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Minuet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Purple Dragon reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 71 vs 55, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Purple Dragon reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Telegrey 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.