Violet Night is a mid-tone blue from Dulux Heritage, hex #898D9B. Its light reflectance value is 26.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #898D9B
- RGB
- 137, 141, 155
- HSL
- 227°, 8%, 57%
- CMYK
- 12, 9, 0, 39
- LRV
- 26.7
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.
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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 Violet Night are 70BB 28080 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Cotton Flannel by Johnstone's (good match) and Irises 1440 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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Heritage Violet Night
Lick has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Violet Night. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Lick range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Heritage 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 Violet Night on it, so some of them look quite different.
Violet Night is the 1,224th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.