Match Vigorous Violet
Sherwin-Williams Vigorous Violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 13. 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 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Red lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Notorious the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Vigorous Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 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 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Heather the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Vigorous Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 24.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Vigorous Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.