Petal Tip
MQ3-30 · #D8D6DF · LRV 68 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Petal Tip68
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Petal Tip, Really?
Petal Tip reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ3-30 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Petal Tip
Petal Tip 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 Petal Tip
At LRV 68, Petal Tip is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Petal Tip 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr MQ3-30 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Silver PeonySW 6547 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Sparkle1422 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Purple8003-1A · Valspar | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet WhimseyPPG1174-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet WhimseyPPG1174-2 · Glidden | 0.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Whispered Lilac143-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Petal Tip 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 #D8D6DF in HSL space. Pair Petal Tip with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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