Wild Elderberry (Behr 620B-7)
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Wild Elderberry (Behr 620B-7) is a very deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 10.8, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Elderberry
Four Behr colors picked for Wild Elderberry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wild Elderberry, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fully Purple | SW 6983 | 8 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bistro Blue | 1421 | 13.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Classic Royal Blue | 4009-8 | 9 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Roman Violet | 1170-7 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Wild Elderberry (LRV 10.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Elderberry
Darker than Wild Elderberry
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 620B-7 |
| Hex | #545989 |
| RGB | 84, 89, 137 |
| HSL | 234°, 24%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.3, 10.7, -27.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Elderberry (Behr 620B-7), published as #545989
#3F5187
#67618A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Elderberry (Behr 620B-7)?
- Wild Elderberry has an LRV of 10.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Elderberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Elderberry in another brand?
- Bistro Blue (BM 1421) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wild Elderberry warm or cool?
- Behr lists Wild Elderberry as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -27.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.