Match Awesome Violet
Sherwin-Williams Awesome Violet is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 45. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
Lilac Sachet reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Awesome Violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Stardust Evening the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Amethyst Showers 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Awesome Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Classic Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Awesome Violet reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where James encloses it. At ΔE 16.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Awesome Violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.