Match Heather violet
RAL Classic Heather violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 25. 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 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Heather violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Groovy reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heather violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heather violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heather violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Rangwali reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Heather violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes Cooing Doves the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Heather violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (25 vs 14) makes Heather violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Heather violet is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 32.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.