Showstopper is a deep blue from Curator, hex #234D91. Its light reflectance value is 7.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #234D91
- RGB
- 35, 77, 145
- HSL
- 217°, 61%, 35%
- CMYK
- 76, 47, 0, 43
- LRV
- 7.7
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 Showstopper are Dancing Sea 0641 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Delphinium CC-872 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Orca Song by Johnstone's (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Showstopper
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Curator's Showstopper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Showstopper
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Curator's Showstopper, closest first. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Showstopper
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Curator's Showstopper, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Showstopper
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Showstopper
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Showstopper
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Showstopper
Lick has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Curator Showstopper
Dulux has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Curator Showstopper
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Curator's Showstopper. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Showstopper
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Showstopper
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Showstopper
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Showstopper
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. 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 Showstopper
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. 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 Showstopper
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Showstopper. 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 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 Showstopper on it, so some of them look quite different.
Showstopper is the 328th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.