Izmir Purple (SW 6825)
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Izmir Purple (SW 6825) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Izmir Purple
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Izmir Purple by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Izmir 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 | Grape Gum | 2068-20 | 7.2 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dramatist | MQ5-43 | 7.3 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spirit Blue | 4011-9 | 7 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Imperial Purple | 1175-7 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Izmir Purple (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Izmir Purple
Darker than Izmir Purple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6825 |
| Hex | #4D426E |
| RGB | 77, 66, 110 |
| HSL | 255°, 25%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.9, 15.4, -23.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Izmir Purple (SW 6825), published as #4D426E
#3B3A6C
#5F4A6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Izmir Purple (SW 6825)?
- Izmir Purple has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Izmir Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Izmir Purple in another brand?
- Spirit Blue (Valspar 4011-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Izmir Purple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Izmir Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.8; 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.