MIDNIGHT IRIS 5 is a pale grey from Dulux, hex #DCDCE0. Its light reflectance value is 71.8, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DCDCE0
- RGB
- 220, 220, 224
- HSL
- 240°, 6%, 87%
- CMYK
- 2, 2, 0, 12
- LRV
- 71.8
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 MIDNIGHT IRIS 5 are 70BB 73035 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Desired Dawn 1314 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Violet Hush by Johnstone's (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 MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Lick has 2 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Crown has 5 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Curator has 3 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux MIDNIGHT IRIS 5
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's MIDNIGHT IRIS 5. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of MIDNIGHT IRIS 5 on it, so some of them look quite different.
MIDNIGHT IRIS 5 is the 241st of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.