Dewberry (SW 6552)
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Dewberry (SW 6552) 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 Dewberry
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dewberry 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 Dewberry, 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 | Majestic Violet | 2068-10 | 5.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Heraldic | MQ5-44 | 5.9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spirit Blue | 4011-9 | 7 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Royal Indigo | 1174-7 | 6 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Dewberry (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Dewberry
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6552 |
| Hex | #3E385A |
| RGB | 62, 56, 90 |
| HSL | 251°, 23%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.5, 11.3, -19.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dewberry (SW 6552), published as #3E385A
#2C3058
#4F405B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dewberry (SW 6552)?
- Dewberry has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dewberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dewberry in another brand?
- Majestic Violet (BM 2068-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Dewberry warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dewberry as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.5; 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.