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Silvered Purple

446-4DB · #9F8E90 · LRV 29 · warm red tone

446-4DB · #9F8E90 · LRV 29 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

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Silvered Purple
DUTCH BOY · 446-4DB · #9F8E90
Brand · codeDutch Boy446-4DB · all Dutch Boy grays
LRV29Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#9F8E90 · 159, 142, 144 · 353°, 8%, 59%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. 1Black Fox7
  2. 2Pewter Green12
  3. 3Silvered Purple29
  4. 4Stardew43
  5. 5Upward57
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Silvered Purple, Really?

Silvered Purple reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 446-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Silvered Purple

Silvered Purple is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Silvered Purple

Silvered Purple sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its red 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Silvered Purple 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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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 446-4DB 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.

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Similar Dutch Boy Colors

The nearest shades to Silvered Purple within Dutch Boy'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 Silvered Purple · 6.7 : 1 · passes AAWhite text on Silvered Purple · 3.1 : 1 · large text only

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 #9F8E90 in HSL space. Pair Silvered Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9F8E90 + #8E9F9D
TRIADIC
#9F8E90 · #909F8E · #8E909F
ANALOGOUS
#9F8E98 · #9F8E90 · #9F958E

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