STEEL SYMPHONY 3 is a light blue from Dulux, hex #8F9EA5. Its light reflectance value is 33, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8F9EA5
- RGB
- 143, 158, 165
- HSL
- 199°, 11%, 60%
- CMYK
- 13, 4, 0, 35
- LRV
- 33
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 STEEL SYMPHONY 3 are 90BG 35068 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), In Good Taste 0505 by Colourtrend (good match) and Coastal Calm by Alchemist (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 STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. 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 STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux STEEL SYMPHONY 3
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's STEEL SYMPHONY 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage 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 STEEL SYMPHONY 3 on it, so some of them look quite different.
STEEL SYMPHONY 3 is the 905th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.