Pen Friend is a deep blue from Dulux Trade, hex #024A7F. Its light reflectance value is 6.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #024A7F
- RGB
- 2, 74, 127
- HSL
- 205°, 97%, 25%
- CMYK
- 98, 42, 0, 50
- LRV
- 6.4
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 Pen Friend are Free Groove by Dulux (excellent match), Royalty by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Patriot Blue 2064-20 by Benjamin Moore (excellent 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 equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Trade Pen Friend
Crown has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Pen Friend. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown 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 Pen Friend on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pen Friend is the 37th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.