Match Shrinking Violet
PPG Shrinking Violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 23. 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.
Shrinking Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (28 vs 23) makes Waterloo the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Shrinking Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Shrinking Violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (32 vs 23) makes Delicate Cornflower the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (23 vs 15) makes Shrinking Violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Shrinking Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 21.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Shrinking Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.