Glidden
Shrinking Violet
PPG1162-5
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
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Neon Blue
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Perfect Periwinkle
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Benjamin Moore
Watertown
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Alpha Blue
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Waterdrop
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Lazy Sunday
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Deepest Periwinkle
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Shrinking Violet
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Picasso
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Shrinking Violet
Glidden
Ship's Harbor
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Farrow & Ball
Belvedere Blue
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Glidden
Cosmopolitan
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Shrinking Violet
Behr
Cowgirl Blue
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Behr
Miracle Elixir
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Behr
Blue Iolite
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Behr
Treasure Map
Glidden
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Cobalt Glow