Notorious vs Hicks' Blue
Where Notorious belongs to Behr's range, Hicks' Blue is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Notorious belongs to the purple family and Hicks' Blue to the blue family. Notorious has an LRV of 16. Notorious runs purple while Hicks' Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Notorious vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Notorious and Hicks' Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Notorious vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Notorious on one side and Hicks' Blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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Notorious reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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