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Majestic Purple SW 6545
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Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Majestic Purple sits at L* 26.4, a* 7.6, b* -18.1. Its hue angle is 293° and its chroma is 19.6, so it reads as an outright purple rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 11%.
LRV 4.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 4.9, Majestic Purple is lighter than 4% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Majestic Purple
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Navy | 2067-10 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Majestic Violet | 2068-10 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blackberry Wine | 2069-20 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Majestic Purple
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heraldic | MQ5-44 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Majestic Blue | HDC-MD-01 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Darkest Navy | PMD-92 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewberry | SW 6552 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Concord Grape | SW 6559 | 5.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Valiant Violet | SW 6818 | 5.52 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Dignified | SW 6538 | 6.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Izmir Purple | SW 6825 | 6.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mountain Fig | SW 9690 | 7.85 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dignified SW 6538 · lighter, LRV 6.8
- Plummy SW 6558 · lighter, LRV 11.5
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · lighter, LRV 12.0
- Liberty Blue SW 2942 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Majestic Purple
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Majestic Purple:
- Windfresh White SW 7628
- Celestial SW 6808
- Spatial White SW 6259
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Garden Path SW 2929 · complementary (180°)
- Salty Dog SW 9177 · analogous (−30°)
- Concord Grape SW 6559 · analogous (+30°)
- French Roast SW 6069 · triadic (120°)
- Clover SW 2934 · triadic (240°)
Majestic Purple vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 8.7) is lighter (LRV 9.3 vs 4.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 10.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 11.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 4.9), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.