Wine Dark
No. 308 · Farrow & Ball
PurpleView Wine Dark No. 308 on the Farrow & Ball site ↗Hex
#5C6576
LRV
13
Family
Purple
No. 308
Color profile
Light value
13 · Very deep
Undertone
Cool cool, violet lean
Family
Purple Also reads blue
“Wine Dark is a rich, dark blue inspired by midnight skies, and named after the term Homer used to describe the sea.”— Farrow & Ball
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 13 Very deep · absorbs most light for a dramatic, saturated look
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Wine DarkThis colorWine DarkFarrow & Ball · No. 308
CoordinatingTurret White No.G2Farrow & Ball · No. G2CoordinatingAmmoniteFarrow & Ball · No. 274CoordinatingFrench GrayFarrow & Ball · No. 18Similar colors
Tap any color to compareWine Dark vs Stiffkey Blue
13LRV10
#5C6576Hex#4A5B6B
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Wine Dark vs Down Pipe
13LRV13
#5C6576Hex#606565
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, teal cast
Wine Dark vs Beetle Black No.G16
13LRV11
#5C6576Hex#585C5D
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool neutral
Wine Dark vs Inchyra Blue
13LRV13
#5C6576Hex#58686A
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Wine Dark vs Barrow Blue No.G8
13LRV19
#5C6576Hex#6C7C80
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Wine Dark vs De Nimes
13LRV21
#5C6576Hex#748284
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareWine Dark vs Blue Zephyr
13LRV13
#5C6576Hex#5B6676
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Blue Zephyr is very close match compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Blue Gaspe
13LRV14
#5C6576Hex#5C6274
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Blue Gaspe is very close match · 1 points lighter compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Mesmerize
13LRV13
#5C6576Hex#5D657B
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Mesmerize is close match · cooler compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Mysterious Night
13LRV12
#5C6576Hex#5C6070
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Mysterious Night is close match · leans redder compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Alley Cat
13LRV13
#5C6576Hex#656874
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Alley Cat is close match · warmer compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Extreme
13LRV12
#5C6576Hex#536078
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Extreme is close match · cooler compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Pacific Coast
13LRV15
#5C6576Hex#5F6D7D
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Pacific Coast is close match · 2 points lighter · leans greener compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Whale Watching
13LRV14
#5C6576Hex#636A74
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Whale Watching is close match · 1 points lighter · warmer compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Blue Heron
13LRV16
#5C6576Hex#5C6A85
PurpleFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Blue Heron is close match · 3 points lighter · cooler compared with Wine Dark.
Wine Dark vs Granite Peak
13LRV14
#5C6576Hex#606B75
PurpleFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Granite Peak is close match · 1 points lighter · warmer compared with Wine Dark.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorWine Dark, answered
What is the LRV of Wine Dark?
Wine Dark (No. 308) by Farrow & Ball has a Light Reflectance Value of 13, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Wine Dark a warm or cool color?
Wine Dark has a cool undertone (cool, violet lean).
What is the closest match to Wine Dark from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Wine Dark is Blue Zephyr (PPG1042-6) by PPG, very close match.
Farrow & Ball · No. 308
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