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Valspar

Sweet Violet

4002-8A

Sweet Violet is muted periwinkle blue with a violet gray cast, deeper than lavender and cooler than mauve. Sample it large. Bedroom walls or a small office can wear it when cool color should feel tailored.

The depth asks for decent daylight or a reliable lamp plan. Clean white trim sharpens the blue, and brushed nickel suits the cool side better than yellow beige carpet.
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Brand

Valspar

Code

4002-8A

Sweet 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

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Sweet Violet under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Sweet Violet under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

228°

Blue Family

Lightness

68%

Medium

Saturation

25%

Muted

LRV

35.7
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV 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.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#98a0c1
RGB Decimal
152, 160, 193
RGB Percent
59.6%, 62.7%, 75.7%
HSL
228.3, 24.8%, 67.6%
HSV
228.3, 21.2%, 75.7%
CMYK
21.2%, 17.1%, 0.0%, 24.3%
YIQ
161.4, -15.4, 8.6
XYZ
35.15, 35.67, 55.48
CIE Lab
66.26, 4.29, -17.91
CIE Luv
66.26, -6.02, -28.04
Hunter Lab
59.72, 3.84, -17.92
Decimal
10002625

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Sweet VioletVintage RibbonGentianKarmic Grape

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Sweet VioletStardust EveningLavender SecretWhite Lavender

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Sweet VioletBamboo ShootCross CountryMarble White

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Sweet VioletEvening SlipperBlue GoblinWindsor Purple

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Sweet VioletEvening SlipperKismetWindsor Purple

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Benjamin Moore

Blue Pearl

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Benjamin Moore

Persian Violet

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Sweet Violet

Benjamin Moore

Dreamy

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Benjamin Moore

Harlequin Blue

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Behr

Blue Hydrangea

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Behr

Paris

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Benjamin Moore

Pressed Violet

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Sherwin Williams

Solitude

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Glidden

Fresh Violet

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Valspar

Purpleheart

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Valspar

Fields of Heather

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Sherwin Williams

Aleutian

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Sherwin Williams

Cosmos

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Behr

Ombre Blue

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Glidden

Inevitable

Valspar

Sweet Violet

Farrow & Ball

Kittiwake