Violet Ice (PPG 1246-1)
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Violet Ice (PPG 1246-1) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Violet Ice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Violet Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Ice, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Heaven | 2068-70 | 76.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Ice | 620C-1 | 73.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Violet Ice (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Violet Ice
Darker than Violet Ice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1246-1 |
| Hex | #DEE2EC |
| RGB | 222, 226, 236 |
| HSL | 223°, 27%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 0.5, -5.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Violet Ice (PPG 1246-1), published as #DEE2EC
#CCD8EA
#F1ECEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Violet Ice (PPG 1246-1)?
- Violet Ice has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Violet Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Violet Ice in another brand?
- Winter Ice (Behr 620C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Violet Ice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Violet Ice as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.3; 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.