Glidden
Shrinking Violet
PPG1162-5
On walls, the violet side appears most beside crisp white or cool gray. Warm wood and simple metal finishes keep it grounded. In low light, it may settle into denim, so use a larger sample before painting all walls.
Color Codes
Shrinking Violet in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting
Natural Lighting
Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Blue
Strength
High
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
212°Blue Family
Lightness
53%Medium
Saturation
35%Moderate
LRV
49.8LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Cool Shades
Cool spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Neon Blue
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Sherwin Williams
Perfect Periwinkle
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Benjamin Moore
Watertown
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Alpha Blue
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Benjamin Moore
Waterdrop
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Benjamin Moore
Lazy Sunday
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Valspar
Deepest Periwinkle
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Valspar
Picasso
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Glidden
Ship's Harbor
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Farrow & Ball
Belvedere Blue
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Glidden
Cosmopolitan
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Cowgirl Blue
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Miracle Elixir
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Blue Iolite
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Behr
Treasure Map
Glidden
Shrinking Violet
Valspar
Cobalt Glow