Brave Purple (SW 6823)
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Brave Purple (SW 6823) is a deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brave Purple
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Brave 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 Brave 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 | Snugglepuss | 1405 | 33.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Butterfly Garden | 630B-6 | 27.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Quite Lilac | 4003-10A | 32 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | French Violet | 1175-5 | 29 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Brave Purple (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Brave Purple
Darker than Brave Purple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6823 |
| Hex | #968DB8 |
| RGB | 150, 141, 184 |
| HSL | 253°, 23%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 12.3, -21.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brave Purple (SW 6823), published as #968DB8
#8484B6
#A996B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brave Purple (SW 6823)?
- Brave Purple has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brave Purple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brave Purple in another brand?
- French Violet (PPG 1175-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Brave Purple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Brave Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -21.2; 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.