Plum Custard is a mid-tone purple from Dulux, hex #8D84B5. Its light reflectance value is 25.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8D84B5
- RGB
- 141, 132, 181
- HSL
- 251°, 25%, 61%
- CMYK
- 22, 27, 0, 29
- LRV
- 25.5
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Plum Custard are Plum Custard by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Purple Heart 1406 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Magic Carpet by Johnstone's (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Plum Custard
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Plum Custard, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Plum Custard
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Plum Custard, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Plum Custard
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Plum Custard, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Plum Custard
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Plum Custard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Plum Custard on it, so some of them look quite different.
Plum Custard is the 129th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.