Fully Purple (SW 6983)
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Fully Purple (SW 6983) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fully Purple
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fully 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 Fully 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 | Mauve Bauhaus | 1407 | 12.8 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Dramatist | MQ5-43 | 7.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Jazzy Blue | 4010-9 | 8 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Imperial Purple | 1175-7 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Fully Purple (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Fully Purple
Darker than Fully Purple
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6983 |
| Hex | #514C7E |
| RGB | 81, 76, 126 |
| HSL | 246°, 25%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.9, 14.8, -27.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fully Purple (SW 6983), published as #514C7E
#3D447C
#64547F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fully Purple (SW 6983)?
- Fully Purple has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fully Purple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fully Purple in another brand?
- Jazzy Blue (Valspar 4010-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Fully Purple warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fully Purple as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -27.6; 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.