Purples · Terrain
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.
The Malabar range
Malabar Deep on a wall
Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.



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.