Pixie Plum
HGSW 2426 · #D1C6D2 · LRV 59 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pixie Plum, Really?
Pixie Plum reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2426 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pixie Plum
Pixie Plum 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 Pixie Plum
At LRV 59, Pixie Plum 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 Pixie Plum 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 2426 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 | EnchantSW 6555 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dusky Violet110E-3 · Behr | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Easter Ribbon1381 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hazy Iris8004-2B · Valspar | 3.2 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shy VioletPPG1177-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver ChalicePPG1174-3 · Glidden | 2.8 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Pixie Plum 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 #D1C6D2 in HSL space. Pair Pixie Plum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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