Lilac Luster vs Hicks' Blue
Lilac Luster is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Lilac Luster reads as purple, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lilac Luster has an LRV of 63. At ΔE 48.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lilac Luster vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lilac Luster and Hicks' Blue 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. 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.
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
Lilac Luster vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lilac Luster on one side and Hicks' 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 Lilac Luster comparisons
See how Lilac Luster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 63, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 6, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Lilac Luster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 44, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 63), opening up a space where Lilac Luster encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 63, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 8, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Lilac Luster is decisively the brighter choice.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lilac Luster reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.