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Malabar Deep

TLX-0557

Hex
#8B2BAA
RGB
139, 43, 170
LRV
10
Tone
Deep

At LRV 10 this is a deep shade. It is at its best on a feature wall, a door or a shaded elevation, and will run warmer in direct sun.

TLX-0557#8B2BAA

The Malabar range

Six depths of one colour

Malabar Deep on a wall

Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.

Exterior elevation painted in Malabar Deep
Exterior elevationFull sun into dusk, south-facingThe whole envelope in this shade, with white banding and a jaali screen breaking it up so the depth reads as architecture rather than weight.
Living room painted in Malabar Deep
Living roomSoft indirect daylightCarried across a full interior wall. Against jute, oatmeal upholstery and teak you can judge how the shade behaves with warm furnishings.
Stairwell painted in Malabar Deep
StairwellShadowed, north lightBoth walls up the stair. Low, indirect light is where a shade shows whether it holds its colour or goes muddy.

Photography repainted in Malabar Deep at its exact hex value, #8B2BAA. Surfaces, light and materials are unretouched. Screens vary — order a sample before committing to a colour.

Questions people ask about Malabar Deep

What is the LRV of Malabar Deep (TLX-0557)?

At LRV 10 this is a deep shade. It is at its best on a feature wall, a door or a shaded elevation, and will run warmer than a pale colour in direct sun.

Is Malabar Deep a warm or a cool colour?

Malabar Deep is a cool shade. Cool colours recede visually, which makes a room feel more open and a long exterior wall look less dominant.

What are the hex and RGB values for Malabar Deep?

Malabar Deep is #8B2BAA in hex, which is RGB 139, 43, 170. It sits in the Turbolux purple family at deep depth.

Which Turbolux paints can be mixed in Malabar Deep?

Malabar Deep can be tinted into the exterior emulsions — Alpha, Alpha Advanced, Alpha Titanium +, Barossa, Majestic, Maximus and More Life — and into Dew for interiors. Your Turbolux dealer mixes it at the counter.

Paints Malabar Deep is mixed into

Any Turbolux dealer tints these ranges to TLX-0557 at the counter.

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