Inspired Lilac (SW 6820)
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Inspired Lilac (SW 6820) is a light, neutral purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Inspired Lilac
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Inspired Lilac 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 Inspired Lilac, 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 | Sugarplum | 1394 | 73.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Bianca | M560-1 | 74.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Parade | 1001-4C | 76 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Violet | 1247-3 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Inspired Lilac (LRV 71) by LRV.
Darker than Inspired Lilac
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6820 |
| Hex | #DFD9E4 |
| RGB | 223, 217, 228 |
| HSL | 273°, 17%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 4.0, -4.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Inspired Lilac (SW 6820), published as #DFD9E4
#CDCFE2
#F2E3E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Inspired Lilac (SW 6820)?
- Inspired Lilac has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Inspired Lilac is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Inspired Lilac in another brand?
- Sugarplum (BM 1394) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Inspired Lilac warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Inspired Lilac as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.7; 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.