Obscure is a deep purple from Curator, hex #3A4079. Its light reflectance value is 5.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #3A4079
- RGB
- 58, 64, 121
- HSL
- 234°, 35%, 35%
- CMYK
- 52, 47, 0, 53
- LRV
- 5.9
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 Obscure are Basic Blue CC-968 by Benjamin Moore (good match), Frozen Blue 0606 by Colourtrend (good match) and 91BB 07263 by Dulux Trade (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Obscure
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Curator's Obscure, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Obscure
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Curator's Obscure, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Obscure
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Curator's Obscure, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Curator Obscure
Dulux has no true equivalent to Curator's Obscure. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Curator Obscure
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Curator's Obscure. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Obscure
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Curator's Obscure. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Obscure
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Obscure
Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Obscure
Lick has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Obscure
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Obscure
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Obscure
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Obscure
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Obscure
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Obscure
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Obscure. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Curator 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 Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Obscure on it, so some of them look quite different.
Obscure is the 333rd of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.