Hydra is a mid-tone blue from Colourtrend, hex #477492. Its light reflectance value is 15.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #477492
- RGB
- 71, 116, 146
- HSL
- 204°, 35%, 43%
- CMYK
- 51, 21, 0, 43
- LRV
- 15.9
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Hydra are Stormy Ridge by Johnstone's (excellent match), 15BB 19227 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Bedford Blue 1679 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 Colourtrend Hydra
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Hydra, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Hydra
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Hydra
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's Hydra, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Hydra
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Acres Hall has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Little Greene has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Curator has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Fleetwood has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Hydra
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Hydra. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Colourtrend 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 Hydra on it, so some of them look quite different.
Hydra is the 128th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.