Match Violet Shadow
PPG Violet Shadow is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 65. 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 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Perfection the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Violet White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Violet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes S 0515-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes RAL 170-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Rain Sky the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Violet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Violet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Violet Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Violet Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.