Soothing Sapphire is a black from Johnstone's, hex #3C4C53. Its light reflectance value is 6.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #3C4C53
- RGB
- 60, 76, 83
- HSL
- 198°, 16%, 28%
- CMYK
- 28, 8, 0, 67
- LRV
- 6.8
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 Soothing Sapphire are Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Blue 07 by Lick (excellent match) and 90BG 08075 by Dulux Trade (excellent 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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Soothing Sapphire
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soothing Sapphire. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall 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 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 Soothing Sapphire on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soothing Sapphire is the 230th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.