Free Groove is a deep blue from Dulux, 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.
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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 Free Groove are Pen Friend by Dulux Trade (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 Trade equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Free Groove
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Free Groove
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Free Groove
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Free Groove
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Free Groove
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Free Groove
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Free Groove
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Free Groove
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Free Groove
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Free Groove
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Free Groove. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown 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 Free Groove on it, so some of them look quite different.
Free Groove is the 36th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.