Potentially Purple (SW 6821)
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Potentially Purple (SW 6821) is a light, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Potentially Purple
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Potentially Purple 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 Potentially Purple, 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 | French Lilac | 1403 | 56.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Light Mulberry | 650C-3 | 61.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Purpling Dawn | 1001-6B | 65 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dusky Lilac | 1176-3 | 62 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Potentially Purple (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Potentially Purple
Darker than Potentially Purple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6821 |
| Hex | #D1CBDF |
| RGB | 209, 203, 223 |
| HSL | 258°, 24%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 5.8, -9.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Potentially Purple (SW 6821), published as #D1CBDF
#BFC1DD
#E4D5DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Potentially Purple (SW 6821)?
- Potentially Purple has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Potentially Purple is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Potentially Purple in another brand?
- Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Potentially Purple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Potentially Purple as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.1; 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.