Potentially Purple
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Potentially Purple (6821) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its brighter saturation keeps the hue present and expressive, even when the overall color is pale. 12 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#D1CBDFLRV
61.51
Potentially Purple's Color Strip
Potentially Purple is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Inspired Lilac and Wisteria. The strip spans from Inspired Lilac at the lightest end to Izmir Purple at the deepest. Strip 181 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Potentially Purple in Rooms
Follow Potentially Purple from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 12 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
10 Misc Photos
Potentially Purple (6821) 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 varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms.
Walls display moody Potentially Purple throughout.
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1 Front Door Photo
Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Potentially Purple (6821) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 61.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Front door makes statement in Potentially Purple.
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1 House Photo
1 house image place Potentially Purple (6821) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. An LRV of 61.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
House exterior finished in deep Potentially Purple.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 62, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 28, Potentially Purple is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 62, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Inspired Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Joyful Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 54) makes Potentially Purple the marginally brighter of the two.
Spangle reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Elation reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 77 vs 62, Spare White is decisively the brighter choice.
Potentially Purple reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Green Onyx encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 10, Potentially Purple is decisively the brighter choice.
Opaline reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Pine Frost the marginally brighter of the two.
Potentially Purple reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Clary Sage encloses it.
Potentially Purple reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 62 vs 40, Potentially Purple is decisively the brighter choice.
Potentially Purple reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 48), opening up a space where Wisteria encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 29, Potentially Purple is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Playful and bright, this purple offers boundless potential in a child's room or nursery. Pair it with other soft neutrals like Snowbound.