Black Opal is a dark blue from Dulux, hex #2C3241. Its light reflectance value is 3.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #2C3241
- RGB
- 44, 50, 65
- HSL
- 223°, 19%, 21%
- CMYK
- 32, 23, 0, 75
- LRV
- 3.2
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 Black Opal are Black Opal by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Old Navy 2063-10 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Indigo Batik by Fleetwood (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 Black Opal
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Black Opal
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Black Opal, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Black Opal
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Black Opal
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Dulux Black Opal
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Black Opal
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Black Opal
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Black Opal
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Black Opal
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Black Opal
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Black Opal
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Black Opal
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Black Opal
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Black Opal
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Black Opal
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Black Opal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux 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 Black Opal on it, so some of them look quite different.
Black Opal is the 1,175th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.