Purple Hollyhock vs RAL 510-3
Where Purple Hollyhock belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 510-3 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Purple Hollyhock belongs to the pink-purple family and RAL 510-3 to the pink family. RAL 510-3 (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Purple Hollyhock (LRV 30), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Purple Hollyhock vs RAL 510-3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Purple Hollyhock and RAL 510-3 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 are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. RAL 510-3 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Purple Hollyhock vs RAL 510-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Purple Hollyhock on one side and RAL 510-3 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 Purple Hollyhock comparisons
See how Purple Hollyhock stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Purple Hollyhock reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Purple Hollyhock reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 30, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 4, Purple Hollyhock is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Purple Hollyhock reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes Purple Hollyhock the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Purple Hollyhock reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 30, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Purple Hollyhock the marginally brighter of the two.
Purple Hollyhock reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Purple Hollyhock encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 30 vs 7, Purple Hollyhock is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Purple Hollyhock the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.