Johnstone's

Victoria Blue

Victoria Blue is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #75ACDC. Its light reflectance value is 38.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#75ACDC
RGB
117, 172, 220
HSL
208°, 60%, 66%
CMYK
47, 22, 0, 14
LRV
38.5

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 Victoria Blue are County Blue by Dulux (good match), 14BB 39289 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Nova Scotia Blue 796 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.

County Blue

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

14BB 39289

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Nova Scotia Blue 796

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Acapulco Dive 0639

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Silk Squares

Curator

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Bay Area Blue

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Blue 10

Lick

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

County Blue

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

24BB 43232

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Blue Seduction 2

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Blue Seduction 3

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

VENETIAN CRYSTAL 6

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

14BB 39289

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

24BB 43232

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

45BB 37281

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

36BB 46231

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

11BB 35316

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Nova Scotia Blue 796

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

San Francisco Bay 802

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Sea to Shining Sea 789

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Blue Wave 2065-50

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

True Blue 2066-50

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Acapulco Dive 0639

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Blue Parlor 0610

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Calm Tint 0645

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Sea Of Atlantis 0653

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Key West Zenith 0646

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Silk Squares

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Nans Brooch

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Looming Sky

Not a Match · ΔE 9.7

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Bay Area Blue

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

St Giles Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Bothy Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Blue 10

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Blue 04

Not a Match · ΔE 10.6

Blue 18

Not a Match · ΔE 10.8

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Light Cobalt

Not a Match · ΔE 8.5

Boathouse Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 9.7

Light Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 12.8

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Blue Horizon

Not a Match · ΔE 8.5

Glenbarrow

Not a Match · ΔE 9.1

Shannon

Not a Match · ΔE 9.2

Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Cayman Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 9.3

Gentle Sea

Not a Match · ΔE 9.6

Dusty Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 9.7

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Blue Verditer

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Grey Stone

Not a Match · ΔE 10.8

Tivoli

Not a Match · ΔE 11.4

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Cornflower

Not a Match · ΔE 9.7

Surf Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 10.5

Frosty Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 13.2

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Feeling Free

Not a Match · ΔE 9.8

Scrapbook

Not a Match · ΔE 11.4

Powder Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 11.9

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Byron

Not a Match · ΔE 10.0

Margaret River

Not a Match · ΔE 15.3

Roney Point

Not a Match · ΔE 19.0

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Victoria Blue

Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Victoria Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Sail Boat

Not a Match · ΔE 11.9

Coastal Calm

Not a Match · ΔE 12.8

Peace Quiet

Not a Match · ΔE 16.4

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.

Blue 14

Lick

Clay White

Crown

17BB 79028

Dulux

White Satin 2067-70

Benjamin Moore

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

Blue Dolphin

Johnstone's

Northern Exposure

Johnstone's

16BB 27091

Dulux Trade

Oxford Gray 2128-40

Benjamin Moore

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Mazarine

Little Greene

32BB 10296

Dulux Trade

Zenith 0647

Colourtrend

30BB 23291

Dulux Trade

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Butternut Squash 1090

Benjamin Moore

Chocolate Toffee

Johnstone's

Salmon Peach 2013-50

Benjamin Moore

Gobbledygook

Johnstone's

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 Victoria Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.

Victoria Blue is the 66th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.