Cross-brand match

Potentially Purple in Vista Paint

Behr 640A-3 translated into the Vista Paint line

Behr Potentially Purple 640A-3 on a wall, hex #D5CDE3
Vista Paint Plum's the Word 1239 on a wall, hex #DACEE7

The closest Vista Paint paint to Behr Potentially Purple (640A-3) is Plum's the Word 1239, a delta-E of 2.25 away — the nearest Vista Paint makes, and near enough for most rooms, but it is not an exact copy.

Plum's the Word is 1 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as violet undertone against violet undertone, at chroma 13.9 and 12.0.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTPlum's the Word1239
DISTANCEΔE 2.25CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE65.0 against 64.0
HEX#DACEE7against #D5CDE3

Ranked matches in Vista Paint

closest first
Vista Paint colorΔE LRV Undertone
Plum's the Word1239 2.25 65.0 violet undertone Compare
Mountain's Majesty1251 2.39 66.0 violet undertone Compare
Lavender Lilac7153 2.52 57.0 violet undertone Compare
Evocative Antonia7170 3.03 57.0 violet undertone Compare
Violetville7162 3.08 66.0 violet undertone Compare
Purple Purity1246 3.48 59.0 violet undertone Compare

Potentially Purple in other brands

same color, different line

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