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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5961

Dunn-Edwards Tinted Iris#C4B7D8 · LRV 51

Tinted Iris reads as a violet / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5961 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS TINTED IRIS
RGB 196, 183, 216 LRV 51

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Tinted Iris
SKU DE5961
Hex #C4B7D8
RGB 196, 183, 216
HSL 264°, 30%, 78%
LRV 51
Undertone violet / cool
Family Purple

About Dunn-Edwards Tinted Iris

At LRV 51, Tinted Iris 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.

Tinted Iris 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Collensia
SKU 1281 · #BDB7CD · LRV 49
ΔE 4.51 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All purple at Valspar →
M241
#C5B9D5
Frosted Orchid
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 51.4
8001-48C
#C6BEE0
Purple Hibiscus
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 54
8001-47C
#B3B5DD
Beloved
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 48
8003-48B
#BDBFD1
A Stitch in Time
ΔE 8.29 · LRV 53
8003-47B
#B3BAD1
Peri Wink
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 49

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6822
#BDB4D4
Wisteria
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 48
SW 6829
#C0AFD0
Magical
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 46
SW 6973
#CAB2D2
Free Spirit
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 49
SW 6282
#CBB8C0
Mauve Finery
ΔE 9.23 · LRV 51
SW 9066
#BBC5DE
Agapanthus
ΔE 10.15 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1247-4
#C6BEDD
Purple Dragon
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 54
1176-4
#C2B1C8
Purple Essence
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 47
1249-4
#C9AFD0
Windsor Purple
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 48
1175-4
#BEB8CD
Wild Lilac
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 50
1250-4
#CFB1D8
Sea Lavender
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.25
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1396
#BDADD5
Heather Plum
ΔE 3.25 · LRV
1389
#CBB7D0
Wishing Well
ΔE 3.64 · LRV
2071-50
#BFADD7
Amethyst Cream
ΔE 3.65 · LRV
2069-50
#B8B9D2
Blue Orchid
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 50
1418
#B4BDD9
Oriental Iris
ΔE 8.93 · LRV 52

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.3
All purple at Behr →
S100-3
#BCB5E2
Courtly Purple
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 49
S120-3
#D0B3DC
Candlelight Dinner
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 51
BIC-07
#B7B9DE
Virtuous Violet
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 50
MQ4-31
#B6BCDB
Stardust Evening
ΔE 7.3 · LRV 51
N560-2
#B7BDD9
Coveted Gem
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.49
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 59
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 16.79 · LRV 51
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 17.1 · LRV 46
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 18.05 · LRV 55
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 19 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.18
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 13.18 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 15.98 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 17.22 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 17.8 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 18.03 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.11
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 16.11 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 16.21 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 16.78 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 19.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 19.87 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 18.35
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 18.35 · LRV 41
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 18.87 · LRV 38
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.26 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.75 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 23.66 · LRV 65

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5947
Playful Purple
LRV 51
DE5954
Soft Purple
LRV 52
DE5912
Hazy Sky
LRV 51
DE5975
Antique Heather
LRV 52
DE5926
Madder Blue
LRV 48
DE5933
Winter Dusk
LRV 49

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4B7D8 in HSL space. Pair Tinted Iris with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4B7D8 + #CBD8B7
TRIADIC
#C4B7D8 · #D8C4B7 · #B7D8C4
ANALOGOUS
#B7BAD8 · #C4B7D8 · #D5B7D8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.89:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.11:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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