Blues Brothers is a deep blue from Fleetwood, hex #1A495D. Its light reflectance value is 5.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #1A495D
- RGB
- 26, 73, 93
- HSL
- 198°, 56%, 23%
- CMYK
- 72, 22, 0, 64
- LRV
- 5.8
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 Blues Brothers are Shimmering Sea by Johnstone's (excellent match), 88BG 08179 by Dulux Trade (good match) and VENETIAN CRYSTAL 1 by Dulux (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 Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Curator has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Ronseal has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Lick has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Crown has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Blues Brothers
Acres Hall has nothing close to Fleetwood's Blues Brothers. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Fleetwood 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 Blues Brothers on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blues Brothers is the 586th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.