Honest Indigo is a dark blue from Dulux, hex #17407D. Its light reflectance value is 5.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #17407D
- RGB
- 23, 64, 125
- HSL
- 216°, 69%, 29%
- CMYK
- 82, 49, 0, 51
- LRV
- 5.3
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 Honest Indigo are Honest Indigo by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Smalt by Little Greene (good match) and Blue 111 by Lick (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 Honest Indigo
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Honest Indigo, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Honest Indigo
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Honest Indigo
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Honest Indigo
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Honest Indigo. 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 Honest Indigo on it, so some of them look quite different.
Honest Indigo is the 338th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.