Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824)
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Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forget-Me-Not
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Forget-Me-Not 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 Forget-Me-Not, 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 | Seduction | 1399 | 14.4 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Behr | Pandora | 630B-7 | 15.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Purple Frenzy | 4004-10C | 13 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Grapes | 1175-6 | 16 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Forget-Me-Not (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Forget-Me-Not
Darker than Forget-Me-Not
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6824 |
| Hex | #716998 |
| RGB | 113, 105, 152 |
| HSL | 250°, 19%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.8, 13.8, -24.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824), published as #716998
#5F6096
#837298
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824)?
- Forget-Me-Not has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forget-Me-Not is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Forget-Me-Not in another brand?
- Pandora (Behr 630B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forget-Me-Not warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Forget-Me-Not as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -24.4; 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.