Free Spirit
Sherwin-Williams's Free Spirit is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 48.9 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
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48.87
Free Spirit's Color Strip
Free Spirit is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Strip 274 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Free Spirit in Rooms
Follow Free Spirit from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Free Spirit (6973) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 48.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
traditional front door featuring Free Spirit by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image place Free Spirit (6973) in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat. An LRV of 48.9 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A art deco bedroom painted in Free Spirit
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1 Bathroom Photo
Free Spirit (6973) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Free Spirit — vintage bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
These 1 home office image show how Free Spirit (6973) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The purple hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Free Spirit in a contemporary home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
These 1 dining room image show how Free Spirit (6973) can sit beside timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The purple hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Free Spirit paint in a boho dining room
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1 Patio Photo
In an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light, the most interesting quality of Free Spirit (6973) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The purple hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
industrial patio featuring Free Spirit by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Free Spirit (6973) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A elegant living room painted in Free Spirit
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1 Kitchen Photo
These 1 kitchen image show how Free Spirit (6973) can sit beside stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The purple hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Free Spirit — modern luxury kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Free Spirit (6973) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under doorway light and the softer illumination of an internal passage.
Free Spirit paint in a earthy mudroom
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1 House Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Free Spirit (6973) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Free Spirit color — aesthetic house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Free Spirit encloses it.
Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 49), opening up a space where Free Spirit encloses it.
Free Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Free Spirit encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Free Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (49 vs 39) makes Free Spirit the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (49 vs 40) makes Free Spirit the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (61 vs 49) makes Euphoric Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Child's Play reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Free Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rhapsody Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 65 vs 49, Pine Frost is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 9), opening up a space where Vogue Green encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 49, Kingston is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Free Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Holly Glen the marginally brighter of the two.
Serendipity reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Free Spirit encloses it.
Free Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 34), opening up a space where Agate Green encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 49 vs 22, Free Spirit is decisively the brighter choice.
Free Spirit reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 28), opening up a space where Plum Blossom encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This vibrant, saturated purple with cool blue undertones captures the exuberant energy of artistic expression and unbridled creativity. Perfect for a bold bedroom, creative studio, or accent wall that demands attention and celebrates individuality.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.