Fairytale vs Hicks' Blue
Fairytale is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Fairytale reads as purple, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Fairytale has an LRV of 73. At ΔE 53.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fairytale vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fairytale 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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
Fairytale vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fairytale 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.
More Fairytale comparisons
See how Fairytale stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.