Eggplant
What Eggplant Actually Looks Like
Eggplant 1379 is a dark, saturated purple that reads more plum than violet in most lights. It carries warmth from its red base, which keeps it from feeling cold or stark the way a blue-leaning purple might. In strong natural light it shows its full richness. In dim or artificial light it can deepen considerably, reading almost like a very dark burgundy or near-black.
Eggplant Undertones
The hex and RGB values confirm this color carries a meaningful red component alongside its purple body. That red base gives it a warm, plum-like quality rather than a cool or grape-toned purple. Brown sits underneath as well, grounding the color and making it feel heavier and more earthy than a typical vivid purple. Depending on your light source, those warm undertones can become quite pronounced.
Where Eggplant Works Best
Because of its very low light reflectance, Eggplant 1379 absorbs rather than reflects light. That makes it a strong choice for spaces where you want deliberate drama and enclosure, think a dining room, a home library, a powder room, or an accent wall in a bedroom. It is not a color for a room that feels tight or dark already, unless you are leaning fully into a cozy, enveloping effect. It works in both interior and exterior applications, and on an exterior it can anchor a front door or shutters with real presence.
Where to put Eggplant
A full-room application in a dining room plays to Eggplant's strengths. Candlelight and warm overhead fixtures deepen the color into something genuinely dramatic at dinner. Pair it with a dark wood table and brass or gold hardware to keep the warmth coherent.
Small scale and no need for bright task lighting make a powder room ideal. You can commit fully to the darkness without it feeling oppressive, and the color rewards close-up attention to texture and finish. A high-gloss or eggshell finish amplifies depth in this tight space.
Dark walls in a reading room create a focused, settled atmosphere. Eggplant holds its warmth under the mix of natural and task lighting typical in a library, and it recedes in a way that makes art and bookshelves stand forward.
On a single wall behind the bed it delivers a strong focal point without committing the whole room to its depth. Keep the remaining walls in a warm neutral so the room reads balanced rather than cave-like.
Eggplant is available for exterior use and on a front door it reads as a distinctive, sophisticated alternative to the more common navy or black. It shows best against a light or neutral body color.
What to Pair With Eggplant
No coordinating colors were specified in our database for this color. Based on its warm plum character, it tends to work alongside creamy off-whites, warm tans, deep forest greens, and aged gold or brass metal finishes. Black trim reads sharp and intentional against it. Soft blush tones echo its red base without fighting it.
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Colors that clash with Eggplant
Eggplant's warm red-brown undertones will fight a cool gray in an adjacent space, making both colors look off.
A stark, blue-white trim can pull the cool side out of the purple and make the wall color feel slightly muddy or uncertain.
Chrome hardware reads cold against a warm plum wall and creates an unresolved tension in the space.
Common questions
The LRV is 10.83, which is very low. That means this color absorbs the large majority of light that hits it. Plan for a room that feels intentionally dark, and lean into that quality rather than fighting it with the color choice.
It depends on your light. In good natural light it reads clearly as a dark plum purple. In warm artificial light or low-light conditions it shifts toward a deep red-brown or burgundy. Both readings are warm, neither is cool or violet.
For walls, eggshell gives you a slight sheen that adds depth without being distracting. Matte is also a legitimate choice if you want the color to feel more absorbed and flat. In a powder room or on a front door, a satin or semi-gloss finish lets you see more of the color's richness.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations.