Violet Pearl vs RAL 870-1
Where Violet Pearl belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 870-1 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Violet Pearl belongs to the grey-purple family and RAL 870-1 to the grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (63 vs 64), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 0.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Violet Pearl vs RAL 870-1 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Violet Pearl and RAL 870-1 are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Violet Pearl vs RAL 870-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Violet Pearl on one side and RAL 870-1 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.
More Violet Pearl comparisons
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Violet Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Violet Pearl the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Pearl reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Violet Pearl reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Violet Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Violet Pearl encloses it.
Violet Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Violet Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Violet Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Violet Pearl the marginally brighter of the two.