Match Passionate Purple

Sherwin-Williams Passionate Purple is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 12. 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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Sherwin-Williams
Passionate Purple
6981#795484LRV 12Cool

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.

Passionate Purple
Gutsy Grape
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Gutsy Grape
6980 · LRV 11

Nearly identical in tone

Passionate Purple
Cleopatra's Gown
PPG
ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Cleopatra's Gown
PPG1249-7 · LRV 12

Nearly identical in tone

Passionate Purple
Fire and Ice
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 6.6Noticeable
Fire and Ice
1392 · LRV 15

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 540-5
Passionate Purple
RAL 540-5
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 6.8Noticeable
RAL 540-5
RAL 540-5 · LRV 13

Nearly identical in tone

Passionate Purple
Signal violet
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 8.0Noticeable
Signal violet
RAL 4008 · LRV 14

Nearly identical in tone

Berry Light
Passionate Purple
Berry Light
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 9.0Noticeable
Berry Light
1180 · LRV 9

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Passion Flower
Passionate Purple
Passion Flower
Dulux
ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Passion Flower
90RB 16/244 · LRV 16

Passion Flower reads slightly lighter

Notorious
Passionate Purple
Notorious
Behr
ΔE 10.2Distinct
Notorious
M570-6 · LRV 16

Notorious reads slightly lighter

S 5040-R60B
Passionate Purple
S 5040-R60B
NCS
ΔE 19.6Distinct
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B · LRV 4

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Passionate Purple
Ink
Tikkurila
ΔE 22.8Distinct
Ink
M350 · LRV 6

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Smalt
Passionate Purple
Smalt
Little Greene
ΔE 23.8Distinct
Smalt
255 · LRV 6

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Virtuoso
Passionate Purple
Virtuoso
Valspar
ΔE 25.7Very different
Virtuoso
M215 · LRV 4

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Pelt
Passionate Purple
Pelt
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 25.8Very different
Pelt
254 · LRV 7

Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter

Dark Velvet
Passionate Purple
Dark Velvet
Jotun
ΔE 27.2Very different
Dark Velvet
3207 · LRV 14

Nearly identical in tone