Hazey Purple
HGSW 1426 · #D2C8DD · LRV 60 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Hazey Purple, Really?
Hazey Purple reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1426 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hazey Purple
Hazey Purple is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Hazey Purple
At LRV 60, Hazey Purple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Hazey Purple are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1426 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhapsody LilacSW 6828 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | On LocationM570-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice1395 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | My MonaV075-2 · Valspar | 2.7 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shy VioletPPG1177-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Iced Violet10RB 60/098 · Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Hazey Purple within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D2C8DD in HSL space. Pair Hazey Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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