Purple Essence is a light purple from Johnstone's, hex #B4ACC4. Its light reflectance value is 43.2, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #B4ACC4
- RGB
- 180, 172, 196
- HSL
- 260°, 17%, 72%
- CMYK
- 8, 12, 0, 23
- LRV
- 43.2
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 Purple Essence are Violet Crush 1288 by Colourtrend (good match), Crocus 1404 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Portobello by Acres Hall (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Purple Essence, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Purple Essence, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Essence, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Essence, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Essence, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. 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 Purple Essence
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Purple Essence
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Purple Essence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene 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 Essence on it, so some of them look quite different.
Purple Essence is the 64th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.