Match Purple Essence
PPG Purple Essence is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 47. 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.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Purple Essence reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 540-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (56 vs 47) makes Sugared Almond the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (53 vs 47) makes Amethyst Showers 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Purple Essence reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Stardust Evening reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Classic Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (47 vs 36) makes Purple Essence the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Obscura reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (59 vs 47) makes Telegrey 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.