Royal Ballet Blue is a black from Fleetwood, hex #29363F. Its light reflectance value is 3.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #29363F
- RGB
- 41, 54, 63
- HSL
- 205°, 21%, 20%
- CMYK
- 35, 14, 0, 75
- LRV
- 3.5
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 Royal Ballet Blue are Midnight Sapphire by Johnstone's (good match), Midnight Sky by Ronseal (good match) and Blueprint 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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Dulux has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. 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 Royal Ballet Blue
Curator has nothing close to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. 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 Royal Ballet Blue
Crown has nothing close to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Lick has nothing close to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Royal Ballet Blue
Acres Hall has nothing close to Fleetwood's Royal Ballet Blue. 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 Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Royal Ballet Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Royal Ballet Blue is the 239th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.