Dulux Deep Pacific 56BB 07/196

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What are Dulux Deep Pacific undertones?
Is Deep Pacific 56BB 07/196 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Deep Pacific
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Deep Pacific 56BB 07/196
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	56BB 07/196
Name:	Deep Pacific
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Deep Pacific?

Dulux Deep Pacific 56BB 07/196 is a deep, cool blue with a substantial navy presence and a lightly muted finish. Its dark value gives walls a grounded, enveloping look, while daylight brings out the clearer blue within the color. In lower light, Deep Pacific can read closer to inky blue, making it especially effective for a study, dining room, hallway, or media space. Use it on cabinetry or a single architectural wall with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed brass, or natural linen to introduce contrast. For a more tonal scheme, pair this shade with softened blue-greys and charcoal accents.

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What are Dulux Deep Pacific undertones?

Deep Pacific is a deep, soft navy blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#233F61

RGB code:

35, 63, 97

Is Dulux Deep Pacific cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 213° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

56BB 07/196 Deep Pacific HSL code: 213, 47%, 26%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Deep Pacific

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Deep Pacific:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Deep Pacific with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 33, such as Dulux Cocoa Blush 5 and Chalk Blush 3.

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LRV of Deep Pacific

Deep Pacific has an LRV of 5.08% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 5.08%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#233f61
RGB Decimal	35, 63, 97
RGB Percent	13.73%, 24.71%, 38.04%
HSV	Hue: 213° Saturation: 63.92% Value: 38.04%
HSL	hsl(213, 47, 26)
CMYK	Cyan: 63.92 Magenta: 35.05 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 61.96
YIQ	Y: 58.504 I: -27.611 Q: 4.658
XYZ	X: 4.627 Y: 4.775 Z: 11.984
CIE Lab	L:26.084 a:1.177 b:-23.288
CIE Luv	L:26.084 u:-11.148 v:-28.934
Decimal	2309985
Hunter Lab	21.852, -0.441, -17.219