Ocean Abyss vs Fully Purple
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Fully Purple is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Fully Purple reads as blue-purple — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (7 vs 8), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Fully Purple is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 34.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Abyss vs Fully Purple in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Fully Purple in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Fully Purple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Fully Purple on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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