Ink Wash is a mid-tone blue from Dulux, hex #567195. Its light reflectance value is 16, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #567195
- RGB
- 86, 113, 149
- HSL
- 214°, 27%, 46%
- CMYK
- 42, 24, 0, 42
- LRV
- 16
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.
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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 Ink Wash are Ink Wash by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Blue Jacket 0591 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Nile Blue CSP-560 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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Ink Wash
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash. 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 Ink Wash
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Ink Wash
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Ink Wash. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist 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 Ink Wash on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ink Wash is the 517th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.