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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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 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Passion Flower the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Notorious the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Passionate Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 25.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Passionate Purple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 27.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.