Purple Purity vs RAL 170-6
Purple Purity is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 170-6 comes from RAL Effect. Purple Purity reads as blue-purple, while RAL 170-6 reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 59 and 57, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 3.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Purple Purity vs RAL 170-6 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Purple Purity and RAL 170-6 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
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Purple Purity vs RAL 170-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Purple Purity on one side and RAL 170-6 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 Purity comparisons
See how Purple Purity stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Purple Purity encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes Purple Purity the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
Purple Purity reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 4, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
Purple Purity reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 21, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Purple Purity encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where Purple Purity encloses it.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 41, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 25, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Purple Purity reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, Purple Purity is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.