Purple Dragon is a light purple from Johnstone's, hex #BBBCDA. Its light reflectance value is 51.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BBBCDA
- RGB
- 187, 188, 218
- HSL
- 238°, 30%, 79%
- CMYK
- 14, 14, 0, 15
- LRV
- 51.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
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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 Purple Dragon are AMETHYST SHOWERS 3 by Dulux (excellent match), 02RB 53171 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Blue Orchid 2069-50 by Benjamin Moore (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 equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Purple Dragon
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Dragon. 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 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 Purple Dragon on it, so some of them look quite different.
Purple Dragon is the 213th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.