Midnight (SW 6264)
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Midnight (SW 6264) is a very deep, neutral purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Midnight 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 Midnight, 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 | Mythic | CSP-510 | 12 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Legacy | UL250-22 | 10.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Fury | 4001-4C | 10 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Parlor | 13-17 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Midnight (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight
Darker than Midnight
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6264 |
| Hex | #5D5962 |
| RGB | 93, 89, 98 |
| HSL | 267°, 5%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, 3.5, -4.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight (SW 6264), published as #5D5962
#4D5060
#6D6262
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight (SW 6264)?
- Midnight has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight in another brand?
- Mythic (BM CSP-510) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Midnight warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Midnight as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.6; 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.