Match Pressed Violet
Benjamin Moore Pressed Violet is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 38. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


A 6-point LRV gap (38 vs 32) makes Pressed Violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Indulgent reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Pressed Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Pressed Violet reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 25), opening up a space where Cook's Blue encloses it. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Morning Jewel 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


V356 reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



Pressed Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

