Valspar UK Patrician Purple L14bW28d

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What are Valspar UK Patrician Purple undertones?
Is Patrician Purple L14bW28d cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Patrician Purple
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Patrician Purple L14bW28d
Code:	L14bW28d
Name:	Patrician Purple
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Patrician Purple?

Valspar UK Patrician Purple L14bW28d is a deep, muted blue-violet with a noticeably greyed, low-saturation finish. Its dark value gives walls a close, enclosing look, while the cool purple cast keeps it from reading as plain charcoal or navy. In brighter daylight, the blue undertone may be more apparent; under warm lamps, it can settle into a softer smoky plum. Use it on a study, dining room, hallway, or fitted cabinetry where a darker backdrop feels appropriate. Pair Patrician Purple with chalky off-whites, pale stone, aged brass, walnut, and soft grey textiles for contrast without making the scheme feel overly sharp.

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What are Valspar UK Patrician Purple undertones?

Patrician Purple is a deep, muted aubergine. The HEX sample leans purple; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.

HEX value:

#413D5D

RGB code:

65, 61, 93

Is Valspar UK Patrician Purple cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 248°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

L14bW28d Patrician Purple HSL code: 248, 21%, 30%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Patrician Purple

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Patrician Purple:

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Patrician Purple with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 68, such as Valspar UK Green Beret and White Moss.

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