Mythical (SW 6550)
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Mythical (SW 6550) is a deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mythical
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mythical 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 Mythical, 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 | Tropical Dusk | 2117-40 | 23.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Purple Statice | 650F-5 | 19.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Turbid Amethyst | 4002-4B | 20 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Plum Shade | 1173-6 | 18 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Mythical (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Mythical
Darker than Mythical
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6550 |
| Hex | #7E778E |
| RGB | 126, 119, 142 |
| HSL | 258°, 9%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.4, 7.5, -11.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mythical (SW 6550), published as #7E778E
#6D6E8C
#8F808E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mythical (SW 6550)?
- Mythical has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mythical is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mythical in another brand?
- Purple Statice (Behr 650F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Mythical warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mythical as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.5; 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.