Water Iris
PPG's Water Iris is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#e2e3eb
LRV
77.00
Water Iris's Color Strip
Water Iris is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip PPG1170 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Coordinating Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Water Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Delicate White reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Water Iris is a pale, subdued, delicate purple with an amethyst undertone. It is a perfect paint color for trim. Pair it with deeper pearly violets.