Purple 03 is a deep red from Lick, and a popular colour to match across brands or on a tighter budget. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Cocoa Blush 1 by Dulux (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Cocoa Blush 1 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — and it holds Purple 03’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Barolo by Johnstone's (very close), slightly more saturated. Only one of the 8 other brands manages a near-identical match, which makes Purple 03 fairly distinctive. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Purple 03 from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Purple 03 colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Cocoa Blush 1 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Barolo by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, very close).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
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See the full Purple 03 colour page →