Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Ash Violet SW 6549: hex #A29BAA, LRV and undertone

Ash Violet (SW 6549) from Sherwin-Williams is #A29BAA with an LRV of 34.14. It measures as a cool neutral with a violet undertone; black text on it reaches 7.80:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsAsh VioletSW 6549

Hex: #A29BAA
RGB: 162, 155, 170
LRV: 34.14
Undertone: Cool neutral, violet undertone

LRV 34.14. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a violet cast (OKLCH hue 307°, chroma 0.023). Expect the violet to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Original WhiteSW 7077
Ibis WhiteSW 7000
Bellini FizzSW 9008

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchAsh Violetlight, grayish violet

HEX: #A29BAA
RGB: rgb(162, 155, 170)
HSL: hsl(268, 8%, 64%)

Best text on it: black at 7.80:1

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Every code for Ash Violet

HEX#A29BAA
RGBrgb(162, 155, 170)
HSLhsl(268, 8%, 64%)
HSV268°, 9%, 67%
CMYK5%, 9%, 0%, 33%
Lablab(64.9% 4.8 -6.9)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.023 306.7)
Decimal10656682

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Ash Violet in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F6F5F7
80%#ECEBEE
70%#E3E1E6
60%#DAD7DD
50%#D1CDD5
40%#C7C3CC
30%#BEB9C4
20%#B5AFBB
10%#ABA5B3
Base#A29BAA
10%#928C99
20%#827C88
30%#716D77
40%#615D66
50%#514E55
60%#413E44
70%#312F33
80%#201F22
90%#101011

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#9F98A6
20%#9B96A2
30%#98939D
40%#949099
50%#918E95
60%#8E8B91
70%#8A888D
80%#878588
90%#838384

Matching colors

Complementary

#A29BAA
#A3AA9B

Analogous

#9B9BAA
#A29BAA
#AA9BAA

Triadic

#A29BAA
#AAA29B
#9BAAA2

Split complementary

#A29BAA
#AAAA9B
#9BAA9B

Tetradic (square)

#A29BAA
#AA9B9B
#A3AA9B
#9BAAAA

Monochromatic

#564F5D
#7C7286
#A29BAA
#C8C4CD
#EFEEF0

Ash Violet in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Ash Violet with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Ash Violet
Triad #AAA29B
Triad #9BAAA2
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Ash Violet in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; ash violet carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Ash Violet

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#A29BAA
Protanopia (no red cones)#999DAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#9A9EA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#A19DA0

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.69:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	7.80:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.69:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	7.80:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.34:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --ash-violet: #a29baa;
  --ash-violet-rgb: 162 155 170;
  --ash-violet-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Ash Violet, Sherwin-Williams SW 6549, is a muted lavender-gray with the hex value #A29BAA. The RGB triplet is 162, 155, 170. Blue is highest, green is lowest, and red sits in between, which is the recipe for a purple-leaning gray instead of a true purple.

Values worth knowing

The HSL reading is hue 268°, 8% saturation and 64% lightness. In OKLCH the color is 70% lightness, chroma 0.023 and hue 306.7, a hue in the violet range. Chroma at 0.023 is higher than that of many grays but still low enough to keep this one subtle. The LRV is 34.14, putting it in the lower middle: it reflects about a third of the light that reaches it.

Undertone and light

The file labels it a cool neutral with a violet undertone. Violet is one of the undertones that moves most with the light. Expect it to look more purple in warm evening lighting and next to a cool white, and more like a flat gray under overcast daylight.

Worked example

Imagine a guest bedroom with a single east window, and you want a soothing but not sleepy wall color. Ash Violet at an LRV of 34.14 will look soft and slightly dusky in the morning sun and settle into a deeper, more private shade by evening. Coordinating colors on the brand's list are Original White (SW 7077), Ibis White (SW 7000) and Bellini Fizz (SW 9008). Original White or Ibis White would work on trim and ceiling, and Bellini Fizz is the one to sample as a bedding or art accent.

Suppose the room's door gets a small painted nameplate. Black lettering gets 7.80:1, which clears even the stricter 7:1 AAA level. White lettering gets only 2.69:1, below the 3:1 floor for large text. A good rule for any mid-light violet-gray: choose dark type and test it before printing.

Nothing close by

This is a color without near neighbors in our data. Within Sherwin-Williams, Light French Gray (SW 0055) is 14.3 away, Downing Slate (SW 2819) is 14.4 and Mindful Gray (SW 7016) is 14.6.

At Benjamin Moore, Pashmina (AF-100) is 16.6 away, Smoke (2122-40) is 17 and Labrador Blue (1670) is 17.1. With every value so far beyond 5, treat them as separate colors. If you are hoping for a violet-gray, the safest route is to order the sample and view it in the actual room, ideally near the fabrics and flooring it will live with.