Color spec
| Brand | Glidden |
| Name | Violet Shimmer |
| SKU | 90BB 53/129 |
| Hex | #C3BED9 |
| RGB | 195, 190, 217 |
| HSL | 251°, 26%, 80% |
| LRV | 53 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Purple |
About Glidden Violet Shimmer
At LRV 53, Violet Shimmer 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.
Violet Shimmer 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.
Closest matches by brand
10 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all purple from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Glidden colors
closest in the Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Violet Shimmer within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C3BED9 in HSL space. Pair Violet Shimmer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Glidden Violet Shimmer Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Violet Shimmer from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden 90BB 53/129 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
At Behr, the closest color to Violet Shimmer is Mulberry Stain (N110-2) — very close at ΔE 2.6, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mulberry Stain swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Violet Shimmer is French Lilac (1403) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full French Lilac swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
At Valspar, the closest color to Violet Shimmer is Purple Hibiscus (8001-48C) — very close at ΔE 2.52, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Purple Hibiscus swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Purple Dragon (PPG1247-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Violet Shimmer without repainting risk. See the full Purple Dragon swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Candied Purple (143-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Violet Shimmer without repainting risk. See the full Candied Purple swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Violet Shimmer is Soft Purple (DE5954) — very close at ΔE 3.45, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 53) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soft Purple swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Violet Shimmer
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Violet Shimmer. The nearest is Pretty Posie (1260) at ΔE 3.64 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 53). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pretty Posie swatch →