Farrow & Ball Titmouse Blue alternatives

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Farrow & Ball Titmouse Blue
Hex#3F3E4CLRV≈ 5ShadeDeep purple

If you love Farrow & Ball’s Titmouse Blue but want it from a more widely stocked range, you have options — it’s a deep purple. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Blackberry by Johnstone's (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.

PaintDial verdict

Blackberry by Johnstone's is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Titmouse Blue’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. It’s also the best-value tier of the close matches — unusual, as the nearest match and the best-value one usually differ. Only one of the 8 other brands manages a near-identical match, which makes Titmouse Blue fairly distinctive. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.

Below is every genuinely close match to Titmouse Blue from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Titmouse Blue colour page.

All 20 close matches, ranked

1BlackberryJohnstone's · Value · near-identicalClosest overall match.#3C3C4B2Bramble PatchJohnstone's · Value · near-identical#3C3C4B3BlackhearthJohnstone's · Value · very closeSlightly warmer and slightly softer than Titmouse Blue.#3C3D414Amethyst Falls 1Dulux · Mid-range · very closeSlightly cooler and slightly more saturated than Titmouse Blue.#4442585Plum CompoteDulux · Mid-range · very close#4842536Black PlumDulux · Mid-range · very close#3E38447Distant GalaxyJohnstone's · Value · very closeNoticeably cooler and noticeably more saturated than Titmouse Blue.#3E3C588Downing StreetValspar · Value · very closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#3E3F409Sapphire SplendourDulux · Mid-range · very close#3B424C10Sapphire SplendorDulux · Mid-range · very close#3B424C11Lido BlueCraig & Rose · Premium · very close#44475212Black 02Lick · Premium · very closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#3C3C3C132AMCOAT · Premium · close#41475314David RoseCOAT · Premium · closeSlightly warmer and slightly softer than Titmouse Blue.#36393E15Black FlameJohnstone's · Value · close#39435016Wild HyacinthJohnstone's · Value · closeSlightly cooler and slightly more saturated than Titmouse Blue.#37425617Black EleganceJohnstone's · Value · closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#42404018RebelCrown · Mid-range · closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#39393919Jet BlackCrown · Mid-range · closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#39393920Almost BlackDulux · Mid-range · closeNoticeably warmer and noticeably softer than Titmouse Blue.#3C3E3E

Common questions

Is there a Dulux equivalent to Titmouse Blue?

The nearest Dulux colour is Amethyst Falls 1 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.

What’s the best-value alternative to Titmouse Blue?

Of the close matches, Blackberry by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, near-identical).

How close are these to Titmouse Blue?

The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.

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