Violet Beauty 1296 is a light purple from Colourtrend, hex #BCB4CB. Its light reflectance value is 47.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BCB4CB
- RGB
- 188, 180, 203
- HSL
- 261°, 18%, 75%
- CMYK
- 7, 11, 0, 20
- LRV
- 47.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Violet Beauty 1296 are 30RB 53117 by Dulux Trade (good match), Lavender Blossom 3 by Dulux (good match) and Purple Essence by Johnstone's (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Curator has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Crown has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Lick has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Violet Beauty 1296
Little Greene has nothing close to Colourtrend's Violet Beauty 1296. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Colourtrend against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Violet Beauty 1296 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Violet Beauty 1296 is the 66th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.