Match Pearl gentian blue
RAL Classic Pearl gentian blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pearl gentian blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.