Wisteria (SW 6822)
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Wisteria (SW 6822) is a medium, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wisteria
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wisteria 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 Wisteria, 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 | Crocus | 1404 | 43.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Grape Hyacinth | M560-3 | 47.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Orchid House | 1001-6A | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Purple Dragon | 1247-4 | 54 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Wisteria (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Wisteria
Darker than Wisteria
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6822 |
| Hex | #BDB4D4 |
| RGB | 189, 180, 212 |
| HSL | 257°, 27%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, 9.4, -14.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wisteria (SW 6822), published as #BDB4D4
#ABAAD2
#D0BED4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wisteria (SW 6822)?
- Wisteria has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wisteria is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wisteria in another brand?
- Grape Hyacinth (Behr M560-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Wisteria warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wisteria as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.9; 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.