Wood Violet (SW 6557)
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Wood Violet (SW 6557) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wood Violet
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wood Violet 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 Wood Violet, 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 | Cupid's Dart | 1385 | 17.1 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Violet Vixen | MQ5-41 | 15.5 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Purple Valley | 1001-5A | 14 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Rain | 1174-6 | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Wood Violet (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Wood Violet
Darker than Wood Violet
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6557 |
| Hex | #7A6B85 |
| RGB | 122, 107, 133 |
| HSL | 275°, 11%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.4, 11.2, -12.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wood Violet (SW 6557), published as #7A6B85
#696283
#8B7485
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wood Violet (SW 6557)?
- Wood Violet has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wood Violet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wood Violet in another brand?
- Purple Rain (PPG 1174-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Wood Violet warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wood Violet as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.2; 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.