Thai Sapphire is a very dark purple from Little Greene. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Rich Black by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (a loose match) — though it’s lighter (about 2 LRV points), noticeably warmer and noticeably softer. It’s also the best-value tier of the close matches — unusual, as the nearest match and the best-value one usually differ. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Thai Sapphire — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Thai Sapphire 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 Thai Sapphire colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Rich Black (a loose match). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Rich Black by Dulux is the best-value option (mid-range, a loose match).
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.
Search any paint name in the tool to see its closest matches across every UK brand.
See the full Thai Sapphire colour page →