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Matrix to KEVIN.MURPHY

Converting a client's Matrix formula into KEVIN.MURPHY? The Shade Library matches shades by verified depth and ordered reflects, not by the number printed on the tube. Here's how the two ranges line up.

254Matrix shades in The Shade Library
71have an exact KEVIN.MURPHY match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
64of those matches sit at a different level than the numbers suggest

Why a same-number chart gets these wrong

Brands don't calibrate their levels the same way. For 64 of the Matrix shades that have a KEVIN.MURPHY match, the matching KEVIN.MURPHY shade carries a different level on the tube. A chart that swaps like-for-like numbers would send you to the wrong depth for every one of them. The Shade Library maps each shade to a standard depth and reflect structure first, then finds the equivalent.

Sample conversions

The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.

MatrixKEVIN.MURPHY equivalent
10.0SoColor Pre-Bonded10.0CODE
+ 70 more Matrix to KEVIN.MURPHY matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Matrix

254 shades · 8 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 6.64.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Ash, Gold, Brown, Red, Copper, Mahogany, Violet, Cendré

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage, Reflect

Product lines

  • Coil Color16
  • Color Insider72
  • SoColor · Beauty17
  • SoColor · Extra44
  • SoColor · Power Cools4
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded90
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded · Extra Coverage4
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded · Reflect Collection7

KEVIN.MURPHY

124 shades · 2 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.88.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Brown, Gold, Ash, Beige, Copper, Violet, Red, Mahogany, Matt

Product lines

  • CODE69
  • COLOR.ME55

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