Ocean blue is a deep blue from Alchemist, hex #2B464F. Its light reflectance value is 5.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #2B464F
- RGB
- 43, 70, 79
- HSL
- 195°, 30%, 24%
- CMYK
- 46, 11, 0, 69
- LRV
- 5.5
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Ocean blue are Sailors Coat by Johnstone's (excellent match), 70BG 07086 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and River Blue 2057-10 by Benjamin Moore (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Ocean blue
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Ocean blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Ocean blue
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Ocean blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Ocean blue
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Curator equivalents to Alchemist Ocean blue
Curator has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Ocean blue
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Ocean blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Ronseal has nothing close to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Crown has nothing close to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Ocean blue
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Ocean blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Alchemist against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Ocean blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ocean blue is the 1,158th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.