Matte Purple
HGSW 1437 · #E5DBE5 · LRV 73 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Matte Purple73
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Matte Purple, Really?
Matte Purple reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1437 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Matte Purple
Matte 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 Matte Purple
At LRV 73, Matte Purple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Matte 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 1437 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 | SpangleSW 6834 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Razzberry FizzN120-2 · Behr | 0.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum1394 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purple Mist4002-9A · Valspar | 1.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Orchid LanePPG1176-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orchid Lane03RB 58/148 · Glidden | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Matte 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 #E5DBE5 in HSL space. Pair Matte Purple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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