Valiant Violet (SW 6818)
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Valiant Violet (SW 6818) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Valiant Violet
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Valiant Violet 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 Valiant 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 | Wizard | CC-966 | 8.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Constellation Blue | T18-18 | 6.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Spirit Blue | 4011-9 | 7 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Egyptian Violet | 1168-7 | 7 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Valiant Violet (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Valiant Violet
Darker than Valiant Violet
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6818 |
| Hex | #3E4371 |
| RGB | 62, 67, 113 |
| HSL | 234°, 29%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.0, 11.1, -27.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Valiant Violet (SW 6818), published as #3E4371
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Valiant Violet (SW 6818)?
- Valiant Violet has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Valiant Violet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Valiant Violet in another brand?
- Constellation Blue (Behr T18-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Valiant Violet warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Valiant Violet as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -27.2; 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.