Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet SW 6815
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- Awesome Violet for bedroom (1 photo)
- Awesome Violet for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6815 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet undertones?
- Is Awesome Violet SW 6815 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Awesome Violet
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Awesome Violet SW 6815
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Awesome Violet SW 6815 |
| Code: | SW 6815 |
| Name: | Awesome Violet |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Inbe Tweens, Living Well, Vintage Moxie |
What color is Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet?
Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet SW 6815 is a light, muted blue-violet with a clear periwinkle cast. Its soft grayness keeps the color from reading overly sweet, while the blue presence gives it a noticeably cool character. In bright daylight, Awesome Violet can look like a powdery lavender-blue; under warmer lamps, its violet side becomes more apparent. It is especially well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet home offices, or as a gentle color for built-in cabinetry. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or deeper navy textiles for contrast.
Awesome Violet for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing purple shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Awesome Violet for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this purple shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6815 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone purple real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6815 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool purple hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this purple that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet undertones?
Awesome Violet is a mid-light, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
167, 178, 212
Is Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 225°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6815 Awesome Violet HSL code: 225, 34%, 74%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Awesome Violet
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Awesome Violet:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6815
Awesome Violet
Darker shades
SW 6815
Awesome Violet
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Awesome Violet with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 45, such as Sherwin Williams Griffin and Warm Stone.
LRV of Awesome Violet
Awesome Violet has an LRV of 44.98% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 44.98%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #a7b2d4 |
| RGB Decimal | 167, 178, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 65.49%, 69.80%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 225° Saturation: 21.23% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(225, 34, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 21.23 Magenta: 16.04 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.587 I: -17.481 Q: 8.254 |
| XYZ | X: 43.736 Y: 44.809 Z: 68.614 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.766 a:3.405 b:-18.423 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.766 u:-7.6 v:-29.139 |
| Decimal | 10990292 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.939, -0.516, -13.916 |
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