Powdered Violet is a mid-tone purple from Johnstone's, hex #71698F. Its light reflectance value is 15.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #71698F
- RGB
- 113, 105, 143
- HSL
- 253°, 15%, 49%
- CMYK
- 21, 27, 0, 44
- LRV
- 15.6
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 Powdered Violet are 10RB 17210 by Dulux Trade (good match), AMETHYST FALLS 4 by Dulux (good match) and Purple Spire 1249 by Colourtrend (close alternative).
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 Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its closest 3, 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 Powdered Violet
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Powdered Violet
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Powdered Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick 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 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 Powdered Violet on it, so some of them look quite different.
Powdered Violet is the 166th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.