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Plummy

At first glance, Plummy belongs to the purple family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 11.5 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.

LRV

11.49

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Light Reflectance Value
11.49
Dark
TemperatureCool
SaturationMidtone

Plummy's Color Strip

Plummy is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Wood Violet and Concord Grape. The strip spans from Lite Lavender at the lightest end to Concord Grape at the deepest. Color strip 189 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.

Coordinating Colors

Plummy
Snowbound
Snowbound
Plummy vs Snowbound
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Snowbound
7004 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Cool Beige
Cool Beige
Plummy
Cool Beige vs Plummy
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Cool Beige
9086 · LRV 48
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it.

Eros Pink
Eros Pink
Plummy
Eros Pink vs Plummy
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Eros Pink
6860 · LRV 19
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Eros Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Trim Color

Plummy
Snowbound
Snowbound
Plummy vs Snowbound
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Snowbound
7004 · LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 11, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Similar Colors

Plummy
Purple Passage
Plummy vs Purple Passage
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Purple Passage
6551 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Plummy
Ripe Berry
Plummy vs Ripe Berry
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Ripe Berry
9689 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Plummy
Wood Violet
Plummy vs Wood Violet
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Wood Violet the marginally brighter of the two.

Plummy
Vigorous Violet
Plummy vs Vigorous Violet
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Vigorous Violet
6838 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

African Violet
African Violet
Plummy
African Violet vs Plummy
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African Violet
6982 · LRV 11
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Gutsy Grape
Gutsy Grape
Plummy
Gutsy Grape vs Plummy
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Gutsy Grape
6980 · LRV 11
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Impulsive Purple
Impulsive Purple
Plummy
Impulsive Purple vs Plummy
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Impulsive Purple
6832 · LRV 9
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Passionate Purple
Plummy
Passionate Purple vs Plummy
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Passionate Purple
6981 · LRV 12
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Grape Harvest
Grape Harvest
Plummy
Grape Harvest vs Plummy
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Grape Harvest
6285 · LRV 13
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Midnight
Midnight
Plummy
Midnight vs Plummy
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Midnight
6264 · LRV 10
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Complementary Colors

Plummy
Rookwood Dark Green
Rookwood Dark Green
Plummy vs Rookwood Dark Green
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Rookwood Dark Green
2816 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Opaline
Opaline
Plummy
Opaline vs Plummy
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Opaline
6189 · LRV 73
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Opaline reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it.

Pine Frost
Plummy
Pine Frost vs Plummy
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Pine Frost
9656 · LRV 65
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

At LRV 65 vs 11, Pine Frost is decisively the brighter choice.

Plummy
Vogue Green
Vogue Green
Plummy vs Vogue Green
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Vogue Green
0065 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Leaflet
Plummy
Leaflet vs Plummy
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Leaflet
9674 · LRV 30
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

At LRV 30 vs 11, Leaflet is decisively the brighter choice.

Frostwork
Frostwork
Plummy
Frostwork vs Plummy
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Frostwork
0059 · LRV 62
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

At LRV 62 vs 11, Frostwork is decisively the brighter choice.

Extra White
Extra White
Plummy
Extra White vs Plummy
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Extra White
7006 · LRV 86
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

Extra White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it.

Lighter Colors

Gentle Grape
Gentle Grape
Plummy
Gentle Grape vs Plummy
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Gentle Grape
9074 · LRV 26
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11

At LRV 26 vs 11, Gentle Grape is decisively the brighter choice.

Plummy
Wood Violet
Plummy vs Wood Violet
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Wood Violet the marginally brighter of the two.

Darker Colors

Plummy
Ripe Berry
Plummy vs Ripe Berry
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Plummy
6558 · LRV 11
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Ripe Berry
9689 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Color Codes

RGB103, 90, 117
HSL269° 13% 41%
CMYK12 23 0 54
CIE LabL: 40.4 a: 11.0 b: -13.3
XYZX: 12.46 Y: 11.48 Z: 18.39
Strip189 pos. C6

Manufacturer description

This moody dark purple draws you into an atmosphere of quiet elegance with its cool, deeply saturated presence and subtle wine undertones. Perfect for creating an intimate sanctuary in a bedroom, library, or dining room that whispers luxury and contemplative charm.

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