Match Magic Magenta
PPG Magic Magenta is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 10. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Signal violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Grape Juice the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 540-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Verve Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Magic Magenta reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 24.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 25.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Magic Magenta reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 27.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.