Match Purple red
RAL Classic Purple red is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 7. 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 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (7 vs 4) makes Purple red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Incarnadine reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.