Quixotic Plum (SW 6265)
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Quixotic Plum (SW 6265) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quixotic Plum
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Quixotic Plum by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Quixotic 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 | Shadow | 2117-30 | 9.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Extravagance | MQ5-01 | 6.8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Twilight Purple | 4010-2 | 5 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blackberry | 1172-7 | 6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Quixotic Plum (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Quixotic Plum
Darker than Quixotic Plum
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6265 |
| Hex | #4A4653 |
| RGB | 74, 70, 83 |
| HSL | 258°, 8%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.6, 4.6, -7.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quixotic Plum (SW 6265), published as #4A4653
#3A3E51
#5A4E53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quixotic Plum (SW 6265)?
- Quixotic Plum has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quixotic Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Quixotic Plum in another brand?
- Shadow (BM 2117-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Quixotic Plum warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Quixotic Plum as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.1; 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.