Violet Shadow (PPG 1170-3)
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Violet Shadow (PPG 1170-3) is a light, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Violet Shadow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Violet Shadow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Violet Shadow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Celestia Blue | 1429 | 66.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Hint Of Violet | PPU16-08 | 66.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Violet Shadow (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Violet Shadow
Darker than Violet Shadow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1170-3 |
| Hex | #D1D3E0 |
| RGB | 209, 211, 224 |
| HSL | 232°, 19%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, 1.8, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Violet Shadow (PPG 1170-3), published as #D1D3E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Violet Shadow (PPG 1170-3)?
- Violet Shadow has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Violet Shadow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Violet Shadow in another brand?
- Hint Of Violet (Behr PPU16-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Violet Shadow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Violet Shadow as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.