Dark Velvet vs RAL 540-3
Dark Velvet is a Jotun color while RAL 540-3 comes from RAL Effect. Hue-wise, Dark Velvet belongs to the grey family and RAL 540-3 to the pink-purple family. With LRVs of 14 and 15, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 19.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dark Velvet vs RAL 540-3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dark Velvet and RAL 540-3 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.
Color Details
Dark Velvet vs RAL 540-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Velvet on one side and RAL 540-3 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 Dark Velvet comparisons
See how Dark Velvet stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 14, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
Dark Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 14, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 14, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 14, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 14, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Dark Velvet the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 14, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 14, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Dark Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 14, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Dark Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.