Enchanted Evening vs Rapture Blue
Enchanted Evening is a Cloverdale Paint color while Rapture Blue comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 48 and 47, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 6.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Enchanted Evening vs Rapture Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Enchanted Evening and Rapture Blue 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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.
Color Details
Enchanted Evening vs Rapture Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Enchanted Evening on one side and Rapture Blue 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 Enchanted Evening comparisons
See how Enchanted Evening stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Enchanted Evening encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 6, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enchanted Evening reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Enchanted Evening encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
Enchanted Evening reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enchanted Evening reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 13, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Enchanted Evening the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Enchanted Evening encloses it.
Enchanted Evening reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 8, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Enchanted Evening reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Enchanted Evening is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Enchanted Evening reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.