Always Blue is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #99B5C7. Its light reflectance value is 43.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #99B5C7
- RGB
- 153, 181, 199
- HSL
- 203°, 29%, 69%
- CMYK
- 23, 9, 0, 22
- LRV
- 43.9
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 Always Blue are Glace Bay CC-814 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 08BB 46152 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Lulworth Blue by Farrow & Ball (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Always Blue
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Always Blue
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Always Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Always Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Always Blue is the 695th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.