Match Potentially Purple
Sherwin-Williams Potentially Purple is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 62. 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 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Potentially Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Monologue reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 56) makes Potentially Purple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 0515-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Potentially Purple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 56) makes Potentially Purple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.