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How it reads
Blackberry SW 7577 is a very dark plum in Sherwin-Williams' red family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 4.81.
In the John Ruggiero Studio living room on this page, photographed by Gieves Anderson, it covers the walls of a tall, moody room with a painted ceiling, ochre velvet seating and amber curtains.
What Blackberry is
Blackberry SW 7577 sits in Sherwin-Williams' red family, with a hex of #533640 and an LRV of 4.81.
Sherwin-Williams gives no written description. Compositepaint.com describes it as a warm magenta tone that reads close to black on a wall.
How it behaves in light
With an LRV under 5 it absorbs almost all light. Its plum and magenta notes show mainly in direct daylight or under warm bulbs.
Compositepaint.com notes it picks up colour from nearby trim, floors and light, so sample it in place.
Where to use it
In the John Ruggiero Studio living room on this page, photographed by Gieves Anderson, Blackberry wraps tall walls under a painted ceiling, with ochre velvet seating, amber curtains and a deep rose rug.
Warm golds and ambers make the plum glow rather than recede, a useful lesson for any very dark wall colour.
What it sits next to
Compositepaint.com lists Benjamin Moore Dark Purple 2073-10, Behr Wild Manzanita and Hirshfield's Concord Grape as close matches.
On this site, compare it with Portola Poe, another deep plum used by John Ruggiero Studio, and Farrow & Ball Brinjal.
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