Valspar UK Purple Influence R170C

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What are Valspar UK Purple Influence undertones?
Is Purple Influence R170C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Purple Influence
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Purple Influence R170C
Code:	R170C
Name:	Purple Influence
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Purple Influence?

Let's dive into a full Purple Influence paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R170C. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar UK Purple Influence undertones?

Purple Influence is a midtone, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#8798B7

RGB code:

135, 152, 183

Is Valspar UK Purple Influence cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 219°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R170C Purple Influence HSL code: 219, 25%, 62%

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 Purple Influence

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

R170C
Purple Influence

Darker shades

R170C
Purple Influence

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 Purple Influence with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 39, such as Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles and Ancient Relic.

R170C
Purple Influence

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