Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Patrician Purple |
| SKU | M224 |
| Hex | #323453 |
| RGB | 50, 52, 83 |
| HSL | 236°, 25%, 26% |
| LRV | 3.8 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Valspar Patrician Purple
At LRV 3.8, Patrician Purple is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Patrician Purple earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
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 blue from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Patrician Purple within Valspar'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 #323453 in HSL space. Pair Patrician Purple 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.
Valspar Patrician Purple Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Patrician Purple 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 Valspar M224 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Patrician Purple
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Patrician Purple. The nearest is Dewberry (SW 6552) at ΔE 3.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dewberry swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Patrician Purple
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Midnight Navy (2067-10), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Patrician Purple without repainting risk. See the full Midnight Navy swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Patrician Purple
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Patrician Purple. The nearest is Victory Blue (PPG1165-7) at ΔE 4.43 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Victory Blue swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Patrician Purple
Glidden has no exact twin of Patrician Purple. The nearest is Victory Blue (PPG1165-7) at ΔE 4.61 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Victory Blue swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Patrician Purple
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Starry Sky (340-7DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 3 vs 3.8) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Patrician Purple without repainting risk. See the full Starry Sky swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Patrician Purple
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Patrician Purple. The nearest is Amethyst Glass (HGSW 2411) at ΔE 3.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Amethyst Glass swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Patrician Purple
Annie Sloan has no exact twin of Patrician Purple. The nearest is Napoleonic Blue (NAPOLEONIC BLUE) at ΔE 4.78 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 3.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Napoleonic Blue swatch →