# Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/expressive-plum-sw-6271](https://plan-home.com/color/expressive-plum-sw-6271)

Sherwin Williams Expressive Plum SW 6271 is a muted, deep plum-gray with a softly dusty cast rather than a bright purple presence. Its low saturation gives the color a restrained, slightly smoky look, with subtle mauve and red-violet undertones visible beneath the gray. In warm artificial light, Expressive Plum can appear a touch rosier, while cooler daylight brings out its shadowy gray-violet side. It has enough depth for a dining room, bedroom, or study wall, especially where a darker backdrop is wanted without using near-black. Pair this shade with soft off-whites, weathered oak, charcoal textiles, brushed brass, or pale stone for contrast and texture.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Sherwin Williams
- **Color name:** Expressive Plum
- **Color code:** SW 6271
- **HEX:** #695c62
- **RGB:** 105, 92, 98
- **LRV:** 11.51%
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Purple
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red
- **Collections:** 2015 Voyage

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 332° Saturation: 12.38% Value: 41.18%
- **HSL:** hsl(332, 7, 39)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.38 Yellow: 6.67 Key: 58.82
- **YIQ:** Y: 96.571 I: 5.819 Q: 4.617
- **XYZ:** X: 11.857 Y: 11.54 Z: 13.155
- **CIE Lab:** L:40.475 a:6.407 b:-1.501
- **CIE Luv:** L:40.475 u:7.104 v:-2.92
- **Decimal:** 6904930
- **Hunter Lab:** 33.97, 2.857, 0.819

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr Urban Legend](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-urban-legend)
- [Benjamin Moore Mountain Ridge](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mountain-ridge-1456)
- [Benjamin Moore Cabernet](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-cabernet-2116-30)
- [Sherwin Williams Poetry Plum](https://plan-home.com/color/poetry-plum-sw-6019)
- [Behr Dignified Purple](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-dignified-purple)
- [Behr Preservation Plum](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-preservation-plum)
- [Sherwin Williams Stunning Shade](https://plan-home.com/color/stunning-shade-sw-7082)
- [Benjamin Moore Wild Mulberry](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-wild-mulberry-csp-475)
- [Benjamin Moore Mythic](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mythic-csp-510)
- [Benjamin Moore Amazon Soil](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-amazon-soil-2115-30)
- [Sherwin Williams Deepest Mauve](https://plan-home.com/color/deepest-mauve-sw-0005)
- [Behr Curtain Call](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-curtain-call)
- [Behr Virtuoso](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-virtuoso)
- [Behr Medieval Wine](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-medieval-wine)
- [Behr Smoked Mulberry](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-smoked-mulberry)
- [Sherwin Williams Browse Brown](https://plan-home.com/color/browse-brown-sw-6012)
- [Behr Grand Plum](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-grand-plum)
- [Sherwin Williams Midnight](https://plan-home.com/color/midnight-sw-6264)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Sensuous Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/sensuous-gray-sw-7081)
- [Sherwin Williams Stunning Shade](https://plan-home.com/color/stunning-shade-sw-7082)
- [Sherwin Williams Ruby Violet](https://plan-home.com/color/ruby-violet-sw-9076)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Sherwin Williams Plum Brown](https://plan-home.com/color/plum-brown-sw-6272)

## Complementary colors
- [Sherwin Williams Piedmont](https://plan-home.com/color/piedmont-sw-9657)
- [Sherwin Williams Dard Hunter Green](https://plan-home.com/color/dard-hunter-green-sw-0041)
- [Sherwin Williams Billiard Green](https://plan-home.com/color/billiard-green-sw-0016)
- [Sherwin Williams Roycroft Bottle Green](https://plan-home.com/color/roycroft-bottle-green-sw-2847)
- [Sherwin Williams Calico](https://plan-home.com/color/calico-sw-0017)
- [Sherwin Williams Topsail](https://plan-home.com/color/topsail-sw-6217)
- [Sherwin Williams Glimmer](https://plan-home.com/color/glimmer-sw-6476)

Official product page: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/purple-paint-colors/sw6271

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.