Passion Plum
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Passion Plum remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 2 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#764B6E
LRV
11.83
Passion Plum in Real Rooms
Passion Plum has a low LRV of 11.83 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom and misc.
1 Bedroom Photo
Passion Plum creates a bedroom that feels deliberately calm rather than accidentally plain. The color absorbs the first rays of morning light without bouncing them back harshly, which means waking up in this environment feels gentle and gradual. Keep the window treatments simple and let the walls do the heavy lifting.
Wall panelling finished in Passion Plum adds sophistication to the bathroom.
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1 Misc Photo
These photos show Passion Plum in spaces that don't fit neatly into a single category: transitional spaces, accent applications, and rooms where the color becomes a fine detail rather than a broad backdrop.
Painted furniture in Passion Plum brings jewel-tone richness to the room.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 80 vs 12, Snow on the Mountain is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Dew reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Passion Plum encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Decorator's White is decisively the brighter choice.
Whispering Spring reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Passion Plum encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Silver Crest reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Passion Plum encloses it.
Woodland Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Passion Plum encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 12, Crystalline is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 12, Ice Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Sage Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Webster Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Plum Perfect reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Passion Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.