73BB 16259 is a mid-tone blue from Dulux Trade, hex #546894. Its light reflectance value is 13.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #546894
- RGB
- 84, 104, 148
- HSL
- 221°, 28%, 45%
- CMYK
- 43, 30, 0, 42
- LRV
- 13.9
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 73BB 16259 are Blueberry Patch by Johnstone's (good match), Martian Skies 3 by Dulux (good match) and Blue Nova CC-860 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 Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Curator has nothing close to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Trade 73BB 16259
Lick has nothing close to Dulux Trade's 73BB 16259. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Trade 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 73BB 16259 on it, so some of them look quite different.
73BB 16259 is the 452nd of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.