Wood Violet

With an LRV of about 16, Wood 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.

Wood Violet in other brands

• Mushy Grapes Nippon Paint NP N 1948D Purple Very close ΔE 1.2
• Amethyst Gem Dulux Australia S44C6 Purple Very close ΔE 1.4
• Royal Highness Berger Paints 6D2340 Purple Very close ΔE 1.5
• Plum Illusion Plascon P3-C1-3 Purple Very close ΔE 1.8
• Jubilation Vista K-9 Purple Very close ΔE 1.9
• Rum Resene Purple Close ΔE 2.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Berry Cream Sherwin-Williams 9075 Purple
• Plummy Sherwin-Williams 6558 Purple

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Wood Violet warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -12.2 and a value of 11.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Wood Violet?

Mushy Grapes (NP N 1948D), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Wood Violet?

≈ 16. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.