French Violet

Benjamin Moore

Color Code:1427
Hex Code:#696D86
RGB:105, 109, 134
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):approx. 15.7
Category:blue
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French Violet in the light of your own room

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How French Violet behaves on a wall

Our estimate, worked out from the hex colour, puts the light reflectance value of this Benjamin Moore shade at about 15.7; Benjamin Moore's own figure may differ. At an estimated LRV of 15.7 this is a dark shade. It absorbs far more light than it gives back, which reads as depth in a bright room and as gloom in a north-facing one. Expect to prime if you are covering something much lighter. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away — roughly LRV 46 and up. With 29 points between its strongest and weakest channel it holds a readable blue cast, so it will not flatten into a neutral once it is on four walls. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

French Violet equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to Benjamin Moore French Violet from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
PPG PaintsGreat Grape 1169-60.9 Practically identical
Caparol3D Aquarell 651.5 Very close
ŚnieżkaS 5020-r70b S 5020-R70B1.9 Very close
TitanluxTP-5821.9 Very close
BrilluxScala 51.09.242.2 Close
RAL ColorsPearl blackberry RAL 40122.2 Close
DuluxMidnight Iris 12.4 Close
TikkurilaS3502.6 Close
TollensLavande CR4097-12.8 Close
ZolpanLavande CR4097-12.8 Close
SikkensV8.11.393.3 Close

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