Breathtaking
At first glance, Breathtaking belongs to the purple family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. 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
#C7D1E2LRV
63.19
Breathtaking's Color Strip
Breathtaking is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Wishful Blue and Agapanthus. The strip spans from Wishful Blue at the lightest end to Valiant Violet at the deepest. Strip 180 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Breathtaking in Rooms
Follow Breathtaking from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image trace Breathtaking (6814) through the slower pace of morning and night. Its place within ABC's and 123's and Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Walls in vibrant Breathtaking energize this kids' room with playful color.
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1 Misc Photo
Breathtaking (6814) brings its purple character into an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. Its brighter saturation allows the hue to remain present rather than fading quietly into the background.
The room's Breathtaking walls create a bold, dynamic backdrop for a child's space.
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Coordinating Colors
Spatial White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 46), opening up a space where Restrained Gold encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Spatial White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (63 vs 56) makes Breathtaking the marginally brighter of the two.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (63 vs 54) makes Breathtaking the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Wishful Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Violet Vignette reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Icelandic reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Rhythmic Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 35), opening up a space where Truly Taupe encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 63), opening up a space where Breathtaking encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Original White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 35, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 20, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 78 vs 63, Chapeau Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Vignette reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Indulgent encloses it.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This luminous lavender sparkles with cool undertones that seem to float between dusk and twilight, perfect for creating a dreamy, ethereal sanctuary. A bright saturated purple-pink, it brings an enchanting sophistication to bedrooms or creative spaces while pairing beautifully with soft grays and crisp whites.