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How it reads
Mythical SW 6550 is a dusky violet in Sherwin-Williams' purple family, rated for interior and exterior use. Sherwin-Williams gives an LRV of 19.66.
In the Callie Windle powder room on this page, photographed by Lacey Land, it covers the walls above lilac tile, with a red-framed mirror, candle sconces and a pedestal sink.
What Mythical is
Mythical SW 6550 sits in Sherwin-Williams' purple family, with a hex of #7E778E and an LRV of 19.66. Its colour strip location is 188-C5.
Sherwin-Williams gives no written description. Compositepaint.com calls it dark and dramatic, with a violet undertone that picks up the colours around it.
How it behaves in light
With an LRV near 20 it absorbs most light. Compositepaint.com notes it can look flat in north light or under cool LED bulbs, and richer in strong daylight or warm light.
In the candlelit powder room on this page, warm light brings out its violet.
Where to use it
In the Callie Windle powder room on this page, photographed by Lacey Land, Mythical covers the walls above lilac tile, with a red-framed mirror, wrought candle sconces and a pedestal sink.
Pairing it with a lighter tile in the same purple family keeps a dark colour from feeling heavy in a small room.
What it sits next to
Compositepaint.com rates Dutch Boy Magical Purple and HGTV Home Purple Peacock as identical matches, with Glidden Plum Shade close behind.
On this site, compare it with Blackberry, a much deeper plum, and Socialite.
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