Violet Echo
PPG1173-1 · #DFDEE5 · LRV 74 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Violet Echo74
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Violet Echo, Really?
Violet Echo reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1173-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Violet Echo
Violet Echo 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 Violet Echo
At LRV 74, Violet Echo 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 Violet Echo 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 Glidden PPG1173-1 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 | ElationSW 6827 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Country Breeze740A-2 · Behr | 2.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay1401 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Silk7004-2 · Valspar | 1.5 | 74.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet EchoPPG1173-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Arctic Violet143-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Violet Echo within Glidden'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 #DFDEE5 in HSL space. Pair Violet Echo with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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