Breathtaking
Breathtaking is a versatile and reflective Purple from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#C7D1E2
LRV
63.19
Breathtaking's Color Strip
Breathtaking is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Wishful Blue and Agapanthus. The strip spans from Wishful Blue at the lightest end to Valiant Violet at the deepest. Strip 180 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Breathtaking in Real Rooms
Breathtaking has a high LRV of 63.19 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom and misc.
1 Bedroom Photo
Pairing Breathtaking with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
Walls in vibrant Breathtaking energize this kids' room with playful color.
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1 Misc Photo
Note how Breathtaking is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
The room's Breathtaking walls create a bold, dynamic backdrop for a child's space.
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Coordinating Colors
Spatial White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 46), opening up a space where Restrained Gold encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Spatial White reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (63 vs 56) makes Breathtaking the marginally brighter of the two.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (63 vs 54) makes Breathtaking the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Wishful Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Violet Vignette reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Icelandic reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Rhythmic Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 35), opening up a space where Truly Taupe encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 63), opening up a space where Breathtaking encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 63) makes Original White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 35, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 13, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 20, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 78 vs 63, Chapeau Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Vignette reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Breathtaking reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Indulgent encloses it.
Breathtaking reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Breathtaking is decisively the brighter choice.