Sloe Blue is a mid-tone blue from Farrow & Ball, hex #5B7983. Its light reflectance value is 17.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5B7983
- RGB
- 91, 121, 131
- HSL
- 195°, 18%, 44%
- CMYK
- 31, 8, 0, 49
- LRV
- 17.5
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 Sloe Blue are Turning Skies by Johnstone's (good match), Etruria by Little Greene (good match) and Hamilton Blue HC-191 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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Crown has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Curator has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. 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 Sloe Blue
Lick has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Sloe Blue
Acres Hall has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sloe Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall 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 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 Sloe Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sloe Blue is the 1,138th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.