Match Purple violet
RAL Classic Purple violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 6. 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 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Purple violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 6 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 22.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bordeaux reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.