Dulux Sapphire Springs 3 52BB 15/410

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What are Dulux Sapphire Springs 3 undertones?
Is Sapphire Springs 3 52BB 15/410 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sapphire Springs 3
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	52BB 15/410
Name:	Sapphire Springs 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Sapphire Springs 3?

Dulux Sapphire Springs 3 52BB 15/410 is a clear, mid-to-deep blue with a distinctly cool cast and a crisp level of saturation. Its #0C68AB color value reads as a strong blue rather than a muted or dusty tone, making it especially effective as a feature wall, painted door, or cabinetry finish. In bright daylight, this shade can appear cleaner and more energetic, while lower light brings out its deeper blue character. Pair Sapphire Springs 3 with clean white trim, pale grey surfaces, light oak, or warm brass hardware for contrast. It can give a bathroom, study, or contemporary kitchen a defined hit of color without turning the whole room dark.

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What are Dulux Sapphire Springs 3 undertones?

Sapphire Springs 3 is a midtone, clear slate 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:

#0C68AB

RGB code:

12, 104, 171

Is Dulux Sapphire Springs 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 205° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

52BB 15/410 Sapphire Springs 3 HSL code: 205, 87%, 36%

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 Sapphire Springs 3

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

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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 Sapphire Springs 3:

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 Sapphire Springs 3 with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Dulux Autumn Fern 2 and Ayers Red.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#0C68AB
RGB Decimal	12, 104, 171
RGB Percent	4.71%, 40.78%, 67.06%
HSV	Hue: 205° Saturation: 92.98% Value: 67.06%
HSL	hsl(205, 87, 36)
CMYK	Cyan: 92.98 Magenta: 39.18 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 32.94
YIQ	Y: 84.13 I: -76.353 Q: 1.389
XYZ	X: 12.449 Y: 12.917 Z: 40.354
CIE Lab	L:42.638 a:1.173 b:-42.561
CIE Luv	L:42.638 u:-25.321 v:-62.696
Decimal	813227
Hunter Lab	35.941, -1.067, -41.412