Ash Violet

With an LRV of about 34, Ash Violet is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Ash Violet in other brands

• S2330Y Crown Purple Very close ΔE 0.0
• Mineral Violet Glidden 10RB 36/082 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Indolence Dulux Australia S44B3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Z Black Sable Kelly-Moore 19-2 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Twilight Cinders 3 Dulux UK 1187251 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.7
• Solitaire Nippon Paint NP PB 1466P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Grape Mist Sherwin-Williams 6548 Light Gray
• Gentle Grape Sherwin-Williams 9074 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Ash Violet warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -6.9 and a value of 5.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Crown color to Ash Violet?

S2330Y (Crown), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ash Violet?

≈ 34. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.