Egyptian Violet is a deep blue from Johnstone's, hex #314464. Its light reflectance value is 5.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #314464
- RGB
- 49, 68, 100
- HSL
- 218°, 34%, 29%
- CMYK
- 51, 32, 0, 61
- LRV
- 5.7
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 Egyptian Violet are Quarter To by Curator (good match), Mystical Night by Dulux (good match) and Mystical Night by Dulux Trade (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.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Egyptian Violet
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Egyptian Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Egyptian Violet on it, so some of them look quite different.
Egyptian Violet is the 536th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.