Match Soulful Blue
Sherwin-Williams Soulful Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 20. 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 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Purple Haze the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Soulful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Pearl blackberry the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Soulful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Soulful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.