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Lavender Princess

DE5988 · #E9D2EF · LRV 65 · cool violet tone

DE5988 · #E9D2EF · LRV 65 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Lavender Princess
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5988 · #E9D2EF
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE5988 · all Dunn-Edwards purples
LRV65Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool violet tone
FamilyPurple
Hex · RGB · HSL#E9D2EF · 233, 210, 239 · 288°, 48%, 88%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Wisteria48
  2. 2French Lilac56
  3. 3Lavender Princess65
  4. 4Inspired Lilac71
  5. 5White Lavender76
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Lavender Princess, Really?

Lavender Princess reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5988 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Princess

Lavender Princess 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Lavender Princess

At LRV 65, Lavender Princess 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Lavender Princess 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.

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Same color, different store

Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5988 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

The nearest shades to Lavender Princess within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Lavender Princess · 14.9 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Lavender Princess · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #E9D2EF in HSL space. Pair Lavender Princess with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E9D2EF + #D8EFD2
TRIADIC
#E9D2EF · #EFE9D2 · #D2EFE9
ANALOGOUS
#DBD2EF · #E9D2EF · #EFD2E7

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