Sherwin Williams

Dahlia

SW 6816

Dahlia is a cool, muted purple with soft blue undertones that shift it toward periwinkle rather than plum or magenta. Its LRV of 32 puts it in the medium range, deep enough to register as a definite color statement but light enough to avoid making a room feel closed in. The blue influence gives it a cooler temperature than most purples, reading more cerebral than warm.

SW Mindful Gray and SW Alabaster pair well as lighter neutral counterparts that let Dahlia's hue come forward. SW Naval provides tonal depth, while SW Debonair and SW Temperate Taupe extend the palette in analogous directions.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6816

Dahlia in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dahlia under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dahlia under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

226°

Blue Family

Lightness

66%

Medium

Saturation

33%

Moderate

LRV

32.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#8B98C4

RGB Decimal

139, 152, 196

RGB Percent

54.5%, 59.6%, 76.9%

HSL

226.3, 32.6%, 65.7%

HSV

226.3, 29.1%, 76.9%

CMYK

29.1%, 22.4%, 0.0%, 23.1%

YIQ

153.1, -21.9, 11.0

XYZ

31.84, 31.93, 56.71

CIE Lab

63.29, 5.50, -24.22

CIE Luv

63.29, -8.89, -38.09

Hunter Lab

56.51, 4.86, -24.96

Decimal

9148612

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Dahlia Simply Purple King's Robe Demon Blue

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Dahlia Awesome Violet Oriental Iris Feather Soft

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Dahlia Morning Tea Old Salem Gray Natural Beech

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Dahlia Grape Arbor Crystal Lake Plum Perfect

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Dahlia Grape Arbor Plum Burst Plum Perfect

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