Match Violet Aura
PPG Violet Aura is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 26. 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 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Violet Aura the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Violet Aura reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Violet Aura reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Vast Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Warm Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Violet Aura reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Made in the Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.