Blue Maize is a deep purple from Farrow & Ball, hex #404666. Its light reflectance value is 6.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #404666
- RGB
- 64, 70, 102
- HSL
- 231°, 23%, 33%
- CMYK
- 37, 31, 0, 60
- LRV
- 6.4
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 Blue Maize are 90BB 09186 by Dulux Trade (good match), Wizard CC-966 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Imperial Purple by Johnstone's (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 Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Dulux has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Alchemist has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Acres Hall has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Little Greene has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Fleetwood has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Crown has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Lick has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Maize
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Maize. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Farrow & Ball 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 Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Blue Maize on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Maize is the 362nd of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.