Purple Peonies
HGSW 1403 · #8B98C4 · LRV 32 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Purple Peonies32
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Honolulu Blue62
What Color Is Purple Peonies, Really?
Purple Peonies reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1403 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purple Peonies
Purple Peonies is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Purple Peonies
Purple Peonies sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Purple Peonies 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 1403 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 | DahliaSW 6816 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 32 | Color page → |
| Behr | Amethyst Phlox660F-5 · Behr | 3.6 | 32 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Persian Violet1419 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 35 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fields of Heather8001-47D · Valspar | 2.6 | 35 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue HyacinthPPG1245-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Periwinkle Blue30BB 33/235 · Glidden | 4.8 | 33 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Purple Peonies 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 #8B98C4 in HSL space. Pair Purple Peonies with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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