Majestic Purple (SW 6545)
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Majestic Purple (SW 6545) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Majestic Purple
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Majestic Purple 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 Majestic Purple, 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 | Midnight Navy | 2067-10 | 5.4 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Heraldic | MQ5-44 | 5.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spirit Blue | 4011-9 | 7 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Victory Blue | 1165-7 | 5 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Majestic Purple (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Majestic Purple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6545 |
| Hex | #3B3C5A |
| RGB | 59, 60, 90 |
| HSL | 238°, 21%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.5, 7.6, -18.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Majestic Purple (SW 6545), published as #3B3C5A
#293458
#4C445A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Majestic Purple (SW 6545)?
- Majestic Purple has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Majestic Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Majestic Purple in another brand?
- Heraldic (Behr MQ5-44) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Majestic Purple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Majestic Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.1; 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.