Sherwin Williams Venture Violet SW 6970
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- Venture Violet for bedroom (1 photo)
- Venture Violet for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Venture Violet for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6970 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Venture Violet reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Venture Violet undertones?
- Is Venture Violet SW 6970 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Venture Violet
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Venture Violet SW 6970
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Venture Violet SW 6970 |
| Code: | SW 6970 |
| Name: | Venture Violet |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Venture Violet?
Sherwin Williams Venture Violet SW 6970 is a medium blue-violet with a softened, slightly gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its cool character is most apparent in daylight, while warmer bulbs can bring out a gentler periwinkle quality. Use it on a bedroom wall, reading nook, or painted built-in where its quiet color presence can hold its own without overwhelming the room. Crisp white trim gives Venture Violet a clean contrast, while pale gray, muted lavender, and natural oak create a more layered palette. Matte black hardware or brushed nickel adds definition without competing with this shade’s blue-violet tone.
Venture 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Venture Violet for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this purple shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6970 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark purple real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6970 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 Venture 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 Venture Violet undertones?
Venture Violet is a midtone, soft 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:
115, 129, 179
Is Sherwin Williams Venture Violet cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 227°, this dark purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
SW 6970 Venture Violet HSL code: 227, 30%, 58%
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 Venture 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 dark purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Venture 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 6970
Venture Violet
Darker shades
SW 6970
Venture 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 Venture Violet with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 47, such as Sherwin Williams Griffin and Warm Stone.
LRV of Venture Violet
Venture Violet has an LRV of 22.62% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 22.62%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #7381b3 |
| RGB Decimal | 115, 129, 179 |
| RGB Percent | 45.10%, 50.59%, 70.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 227° Saturation: 35.75% Value: 70.2% |
| HSL | hsl(227, 30, 58) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 35.75 Magenta: 27.93 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 29.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 130.514 I: -24.41 Q: 12.598 |
| XYZ | X: 23.054 Y: 22.599 Z: 45.783 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.657 a:7.267 b:-28.012 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.657 u:-9.365 v:-43.383 |
| Decimal | 7569843 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.538, 3.373, -23.824 |
Color equivalents
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