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Verve Violet SW 6979
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Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Verve Violet sits at L* 43.4, a* 35.7, b* -14.9. Its hue angle is 337° and its chroma is 38.7, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 12%.
LRV 13.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.4, Verve Violet is lighter than 17% 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 Verve Violet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Magenta | 2074-30 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Pre-Dawn Sky | 2075-30 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vintage Claret | 1364 | 6.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Verve Violet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xoxo | P110-7 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Dynamic Magenta | HDC-MD-07 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peru | PPU1-18 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo | SW 6841 | 6.53 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grandeur Plum | SW 6565 | 6.87 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Vigorous Violet | SW 6838 | 7.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 7.32 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Exuberant Pink | SW 6840 | 7.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ruby Shade | SW 6572 | 8.51 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Drama Violet SW 6978 · lighter, LRV 29.5
- Ice Plant SW 6847 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Prominent Pink SW 6846 · lighter, LRV 43.3
- Dynamo SW 6841 · darker, LRV 10.7
- Framboise SW 6566 · darker, LRV 7.6
Colors that go with Verve Violet
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Verve Violet:
- Sashay Sand SW 6051
- Toasty SW 6095
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Greenbelt SW 6927 · complementary (180°)
- African Violet SW 6982 · analogous (−30°)
- Hot SW 6843 · analogous (+30°)
- Saguaro SW 6419 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Nile SW 6776 · triadic (240°)
Verve Violet vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 15.5) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 13.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 19.1) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 13.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 19.5) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 13.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.