Tranquil Sea
DE5932 · #D2D2DF · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Thistle30
- 2Wisteria48
- 3Tranquil Sea60
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Tranquil Sea, Really?
Tranquil Sea reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5932 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tranquil Sea
Tranquil Sea 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 Tranquil Sea
At LRV 60, Tranquil Sea 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 Tranquil Sea 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5932 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Lavender MemoryM550-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Iris1402 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Daybreak Beckons8003-48A · Valspar | 0.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet ShadowPPG1170-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet ShadowPPG1170-3 · Glidden | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Calmed Purple343-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Tranquil Sea within Dunn-Edwards'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 #D2D2DF in HSL space. Pair Tranquil Sea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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