New Violet
660A-3 · #DAC0FF · LRV 60 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Thistle30
- 2Wisteria48
- 3New Violet60
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is New Violet, Really?
New Violet reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 660A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for New Violet
New Violet is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes New Violet
At LRV 60, New Violet is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about New Violet are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to New Violet within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAC0FF in HSL space. Pair New Violet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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