Potentially Purple vs Gravity
Where Potentially Purple belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Gravity is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Potentially Purple belongs to the blue-purple family and Gravity to the grey family. Potentially Purple (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Gravity (LRV 56), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Potentially Purple vs Gravity in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Potentially Purple and Gravity in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Potentially Purple reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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Potentially Purple vs Gravity Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Potentially Purple on one side and Gravity 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.
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