Darker purple

Plum 581 is a deep, purplish violet that combines fullness, gravity and discreet sensuality in one concentrated tone.

Plum 581 displays a saturated violet with warm undertones and high color density. The shade appears both opulent and introverted. The inherently velvety depth of this color forms a harmonious alliance within the velvet band, crowned by a pleasantly subdued luminosity. From a perceptual psychology perspective, it radiates seriousness, intimacy, and quiet drama. It evokes ripe plums, heavy fabrics, and muted evening light, without veering into the theatrical or overly romantic.

Historically, this shade is linked to the rich tradition of violet tones in courtly interiors and couture, where purple was considered a symbol of cultivated seclusion. In fashion, it appears in heavy satins, velvet coats, or sculptural evening gowns, where the tone softens contours while simultaneously adding substance. Combined with off-white cream, dark wood, smoky gray, and metallic accents in bronze or dark brass, it creates a sophisticated interplay of light and shadow. As an accent color to clear neutrals, Plum 581 adds a deliberate dose of depth.

• Seasonal & festive applications: Autumn table decoration, winter weddings, elegant evening events, theatre foyers, holiday cards
• Natural occurrences: ripe plums, black cherries, purple orchids, dark amethysts, evening sky after sunset
• Florist plants: Calla lilies in dark purple, chrysanthemums, lisianthus in plum tone, dahlias, anemones
• Harmonizing colors: warm creamy white, dark walnut brown, smoky grey, rosé shades, soft golden beige
• Contrasting colors: cool ice blue, sharp lime green, clear ivory white, mustard yellow, graphite black-grey
• Similar colors: dark blackberry purple, aubergine, burgundy purple, blackcurrant, deep purple

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