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Impulsive Purple SW 6832
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Undertone: Saturated purple (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Impulsive Purple sits at L* 35.4, a* 20.3, b* -22.3. Its hue angle is 312° and its chroma is 30.1, so it reads as an outright purple rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 6%.
LRV 8.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.7, Impulsive Purple is lighter than 9% 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 Impulsive 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Majesty | 1400 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mystical Grape | 2071-30 | 3.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gentle Violet | 2071-20 | 4.74 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Impulsive 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Violet | S-G-670 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Purple | 660B-7 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wild Grapes | S-G-660 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Violet | SW 6982 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gutsy Grape | SW 6980 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Izmir Purple | SW 6825 | 5.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 5.85 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fully Purple | SW 6983 | 6.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kimono Violet | SW 6839 | 6.49 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- African Violet SW 6982 · lighter, LRV 10.8
- Gutsy Grape SW 6980 · lighter, LRV 11.2
- Passionate Purple SW 6981 · lighter, LRV 12.0
- Izmir Purple SW 6825 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Valiant Violet SW 6818 · darker, LRV 6.2
- Kimono Violet SW 6839 · darker, LRV 6.1
Colors that go with Impulsive Purple
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Impulsive Purple:
- Extra White SW 7006
- Knitting Needles SW 7672
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Arugula SW 6446 · complementary (180°)
- Morning Glory SW 6971 · analogous (−30°)
- Framboise SW 6566 · analogous (+30°)
- Sturdy Brown SW 6097 · triadic (120°)
- Tabriz Teal SW 2937 · triadic (240°)
Impulsive Purple vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 12.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 16.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 12.0 vs 8.7), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.