Soft Amethyst is a light purple from Johnstone's, hex #C3B3C7. Its light reflectance value is 48, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C3B3C7
- RGB
- 195, 179, 199
- HSL
- 288°, 15%, 74%
- CMYK
- 2, 10, 0, 22
- LRV
- 48
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 Soft Amethyst are 50RB 52107 by Dulux Trade (good match), Cosmos Flower by Dulux (good match) and Flower Girl by Fleetwood (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 Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. 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 Soft Amethyst
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. 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 Soft Amethyst
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. 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 Soft Amethyst
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Soft Amethyst
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. 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 Soft Amethyst
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. 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 Soft Amethyst
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Amethyst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage 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 Soft Amethyst on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Amethyst is the 251st of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.