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HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · HGSW 6545

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Majestic Purple#3B3C5A · LRV 5

Majestic Purple reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HGTV HOME BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MAJESTIC PURPLE
RGB 59, 60, 90 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Name Majestic Purple
SKU HGSW 6545
Hex #3B3C5A
RGB 59, 60, 90
HSL 238°, 21%, 29%
LRV 5
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Majestic Purple

At LRV 5, Majestic Purple is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its blue 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Majestic Purple earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Closest matches at every US brand

14 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

SW 6545 · #3B3C5A · ΔE 0 · LRV 5
SW 6552 · #3E385A · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 5
SW 6559 · #443757 · ΔE 5.34 · LRV 5
SW 9690 · #383C49 · ΔE 7.85 · LRV 4
SW 9176 · #2B4360 · ΔE 8.84 · LRV 5

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All blue at Dutch Boy →
242-7DB · #3B3C5A · ΔE 0 · LRV 5
243-7DB · #3E385A · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 5
240-7DB · #334262 · ΔE 5.4 · LRV 6
341-7DB · #373D4F · ΔE 5.95 · LRV 5
339-7DB · #2D445D · ΔE 9.67 · LRV 5

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.76
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA191 · #3A3B5B · ΔE 0.76 · LRV 5
DET576 · #383E5D · ΔE 1.99 · LRV 6
DEFD03 · #413E56 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 6
DEFD59 · #3D3F53 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 5
DEA189 · #343E54 · ΔE 5.65 · LRV 5

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33
All blue at Behr →
HDC-MD-01 · #3E405E · ΔE 1.33 · LRV 5
670F-7 · #3E3B57 · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 5
BXC-51 · #3C395A · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 5
N560-7 · #333B51 · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 4
HDC-FL13-7 · #354258 · ΔE 6.99 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All blue at Valspar →
M224 · #323453 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 3.8
8003-48G · #40425A · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 6
8003-47G · #404565 · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 6
M215 · #453747 · ΔE 8.29 · LRV 4.4
4009-3 · #343E49 · ΔE 10.93 · LRV 4.7

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1165-7 · #3A405B · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 5
PPG1174-7 · #4E4261 · ΔE 5.68 · LRV 6
PPG1172-7 · #4B4354 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 6
PPG1013-7 · #404049 · ΔE 9.25 · LRV 5
FLLW36 · #404149 · ΔE 9.95 · LRV 5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2067-10 · #333356 · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 5
2068-10 · #3A3450 · ΔE 3.64 · LRV 4
CC-964 · #353963 · ΔE 3.98 · LRV 6
2070-20 · #453C50 · ΔE 5.55 · LRV 6
CC-962 · #3F4150 · ΔE 6.57 · LRV 5

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-773 · #384056 · ΔE 5 · LRV 5
C2-741 · #414454 · ΔE 6.57 · LRV 6
C2-757 · #393E48 · ΔE 9.73 · LRV 5
BD49 · #3E373F · ΔE 9.93 · LRV 4
C2-742 · #394853 · ΔE 13.04 · LRV 6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.32
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LC · #3F4458 · ΔE 5.32 · LRV 6
BD-WK · #3F546B · ΔE 11.99 · LRV 8
BD-AH · #3D423E · ΔE 17.9 · LRV 6
BD-IT · #5C4435 · ΔE 22.54 · LRV 7
BD-NE · #3D4D3F · ΔE 24.33 · LRV 7

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.86
All blue at Kompozit →
1285 · #464152 · ΔE 5.86 · LRV 6
0620 · #32425A · ΔE 7.41 · LRV 5
0592 · #3A4A64 · ΔE 7.84 · LRV 7
1228 · #4A3C4A · ΔE 8.87 · LRV 5
1215 · #493843 · ΔE 10.67 · LRV 5

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.55
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0620 · #404B61 · ΔE 7.55 · LRV 7
H065 · #523E49 · ΔE 11.56 · LRV 6
0522 · #47474B · ΔE 12.38 · LRV 6
0515 · #3D3D3E · ΔE 13.78 · LRV 5
H101 · #393A3B · ΔE 14 · LRV 4

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.47
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-102 · #4B3C49 · ΔE 9.47 · LRV 5
JG-144 · #48474C · ΔE 11.75 · LRV 6
JG-05 · #31343A · ΔE 11.86 · LRV 3
JG-145 · #4D484C · ΔE 12.34 · LRV 7
JG-97 · #40464B · ΔE 13.16 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.82
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 254 · #53454F · ΔE 10.82 · LRV 7
NO. 294 · #484348 · ΔE 11.41 · LRV 6
NO. 30 · #3F4D57 · ΔE 13.65 · LRV 7
NO. 57 · #454749 · ΔE 13.84 · LRV 6
NO. 31 · #45494C · ΔE 13.92 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.14
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-DP-77 · #604B56 · ΔE 13.14 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-55 · #515052 · ΔE 14.42 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54 · #484745 · ΔE 16.13 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-42 · #545E66 · ΔE 16.39 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40 · #41656D · ΔE 22.57 · LRV 12

Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Majestic 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.

HGSW 2401 · LRV 5
HGSW 2411 · LRV 5
HGSW 6552 · LRV 5
HGSW 9176 · LRV 5
HGSW 3351 · LRV 4
HGSW 9177 · LRV 4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3B3C5A in HSL space. Pair Majestic Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3B3C5A + #5A593B
TRIADIC
#3B3C5A · #5A3B3C · #3C5A3B
ANALOGOUS
#3B4C5A · #3B3C5A · #493B5A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.61:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.98:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Majestic Purple Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Majestic Purple from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Majestic Purple

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Majestic Purple is Majestic Purple (SW 6545). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 5). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Majestic Purple and you'll get the same color. See the full Majestic Purple swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Majestic Purple

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Majestic Purple is Constellations (242-7DB). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 5). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Constellations and you'll get the same color. See the full Constellations swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Majestic Purple

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Majestic Purple is Magic Night (DEA191). At ΔE 0.76 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 5). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Magic Night and you'll get the same color. See the full Magic Night swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Behr's nearest match is Blackberry Wine (670F-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.72). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 5) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Majestic Purple without repainting risk. See the full Blackberry Wine swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Majestic Purple

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Majestic Purple is Victory Blue (PPG1165-7) — very close at ΔE 2.73, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 5) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Victory Blue swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Majestic Purple

At Valspar, the closest color to Majestic Purple is Emperor (8003-48G) — very close at ΔE 3.05, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 6 vs 5) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Emperor swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Majestic Purple. The nearest is Blue Grotto (CC-964) at ΔE 3.98 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 6 vs 5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Blue Grotto swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Majestic Purple

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Blackberry (C2-773), is clearly different (ΔE 5). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Blackberry swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Last Call (BD-LC), is clearly different (ΔE 5.32). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Last Call swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Kompozit doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Star-Studded (0620), is clearly different (ΔE 7.41). For an exact match, any Kompozit retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Star-Studded swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Diamond Vogel doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Star-Studded (0620), is clearly different (ΔE 7.55). For an exact match, any Diamond Vogel retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Star-Studded swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Plum Suede (JG-102), is clearly different (ΔE 9.47). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Plum Suede swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Paean Black (NO. 294), is clearly different (ΔE 11.41). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Paean Black swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Majestic Purple

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Majestic Purple — the nearest deck color, Blackish (PNT100-DP-54), is clearly different (ΔE 16.13). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 6545 instead. See the full Blackish swatch →

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