Pressed Violet
There is more to Benjamin Moore Pressed Violet (CSP-520) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#8EA3C5LRV
37.65
Coordinating Colors
Whisper reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Pressed Violet encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 38, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 38, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 6, Pressed Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Pressed Violet reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 17), opening up a space where Woodcliff Lake encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 38, Satin Shoes is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Fox reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (47 vs 38) makes Himalayan Trek the marginally brighter of the two.
Pressed Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (48 vs 38) makes Thunder the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 20, Pressed Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Sunrise reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 38, Airway is decisively the brighter choice.
Riviera Azure reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (38 vs 28) makes Pressed Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Pressed Violet reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
Loves me, loves me not...loves me! This beautiful shade will remind you of romantic summers past.