Purple Potential
HGSW 1417 · #DFD9E4 · LRV 71 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Purple Potential71
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Purple Potential, Really?
Purple Potential reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1417 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purple Potential
Purple Potential 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 Purple Potential
At LRV 71, Purple Potential 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.
Most complaints about Purple Potential 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1417 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 | Inspired LilacSW 6820 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mauve Mist100E-2 · Behr | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk1409 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purple Mist4002-9A · Valspar | 1.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale OrchidPPG1175-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale OrchidPPG1175-2 · Glidden | 1.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Purple Potential within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #DFD9E4 in HSL space. Pair Purple Potential with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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