Match Pastel violet
RAL Classic Pastel violet is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. 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 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Pastel violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Pastel violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pastel violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Uptown Girl reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Platinum grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.