Dignified (SW 6538)
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Dignified (SW 6538) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dignified
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dignified 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 Dignified, 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 | Wizard | CC-966 | 8.4 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Starlit Night | T11-19 | 6.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Enchanted Navy | 4010-8 | 9 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Egyptian Violet | 1168-7 | 7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Dignified (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Dignified
Darker than Dignified
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6538 |
| Hex | #3B496D |
| RGB | 59, 73, 109 |
| HSL | 223°, 30%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.3, 5.0, -22.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dignified (SW 6538), published as #3B496D
#25416B
#4E516E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dignified (SW 6538)?
- Dignified has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dignified is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dignified in another brand?
- Egyptian Violet (PPG 1168-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dignified warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dignified as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.6; 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.