Concord Grape (SW 6559)

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Concord Grape (SW 6559) 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 Concord Grape
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Concord Grape 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 Concord Grape, 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 | Exotic Purple | 2071-10 | 5.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Heraldic | MQ5-44 | 5.9 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Plum Good | 4011-10 | 6 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Royal Indigo | 1174-7 | 6 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Concord Grape (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Concord Grape
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6559 |
| Hex | #443757 |
| RGB | 68, 55, 87 |
| HSL | 264°, 23%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.7, 13.3, -17.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Concord Grape (SW 6559), published as #443757
#342F55
#543F57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Concord Grape (SW 6559)?
- Concord Grape has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Concord Grape is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Concord Grape in another brand?
- Exotic Purple (BM 2071-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Concord Grape warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Concord Grape as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.2; 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.