Kimono Violet

With an LRV of about 6, Kimono Violet absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Kimono Violet in other brands

• Pamplona Purple 1 Dulux UK 1187002 Purple Very close ΔE 0.8
• Joyous Song Hallman Lindsay 1187 Purple Very close ΔE 1.0
• Wine Tour Kelly-Moore KM5548-5 Purple Very close ΔE 1.1
• Joyous Song Vista C-1186 Purple Very close ΔE 1.5
• Purple Odyssey Dunn-Edwards DEA143 Purple Very close ΔE 1.9
• Victorian Lace Plascon P5-C1-1 Purple Close ΔE 2.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Vigorous Violet Sherwin-Williams 6838 Purple
• Dewberry Sherwin-Williams 6552 Dark Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as dark blue
• Tritanopia Reads as dark red
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns dark red
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Kimono Violet warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -16.1 and a value of 22.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Kimono Violet?

Pamplona Purple 1 (1187002), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Kimono Violet?

≈ 6. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.