A powder room is the one place I tell people to be brave. It is small, you are only in it for a minute, and a saturated color lands far better here than on a whole great room. This scheme leads with Velvet Plum, a soft contemporary purple that feels current without tipping into anything trendy.
I keep the trim and ceiling in Warm Linen so the top of the room lifts and the plum never feels heavy. Soft Mauve Gray on the vanity bridges the two, while Walnut Brown in the floor or a wood counter adds warmth that keeps the purple from going cold.
The move that makes it feel 2026 is the accent. A near-black Deep Aubergine on a mirror frame, sconce, or hardware reads almost like a shadow of the plum and gives the whole room a quiet, polished edge. Use the plum everywhere, the neutrals to breathe, and the aubergine in small sharp doses.