Exclusive Plum (SW 6263)
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Exclusive Plum (SW 6263) is a very deep, neutral purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Exclusive Plum
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Exclusive Plum by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Exclusive Plum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Tempest | AF-590 | 19.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sultry Smoke | MQ1-33 | 14.9 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Simple Plum | 1001-7B | 19 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Cracked Slate | 1003-6 | 13 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Exclusive Plum (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Exclusive Plum
Darker than Exclusive Plum
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6263 |
| Hex | #736F78 |
| RGB | 115, 111, 120 |
| HSL | 267°, 4%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.5, 3.4, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Exclusive Plum (SW 6263), published as #736F78
#636676
#837878
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Exclusive Plum (SW 6263)?
- Exclusive Plum has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Exclusive Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Exclusive Plum in another brand?
- Tempest (BM AF-590) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Exclusive Plum warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Exclusive Plum as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.