Verve Violet
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Verve Violet (6979) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its pink and purple classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#944F80LRV
13.43
Coordinating Colors
Sashay Sand reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Verve Violet encloses it.
Toasty reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Exuberant Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Verve Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 13, Window Pane is decisively the brighter choice.
Piedmont reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Verve Violet encloses it.
Verve Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Verve Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 5) makes Verve Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Glimmer is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 13, Parisian Patina is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 29 vs 13, Drama Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This moody deep violet draws you into a sophisticated, introspective space with its cool, almost blackened undertones that whisper of velvet curtains and candlelit evenings. Perfect for creating an intimate, artistic sanctuary in bedrooms or studies where you want to foster creativity and contemplation.