Amethyst Showers 3 vs Hicks' Blue
Amethyst Showers 3 (Dulux) and Hicks' Blue (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Amethyst Showers 3 has an LRV of 53. Where Amethyst Showers 3 leans cool, Hicks' Blue reads blue — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 42.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Amethyst Showers 3 vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Amethyst Showers 3 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.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Amethyst Showers 3 vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Amethyst Showers 3 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 Amethyst Showers 3 comparisons
See how Amethyst Showers 3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 53, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 3 encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 30, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Amethyst Showers 3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 53, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 21, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 3 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 53), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 3 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 53), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 3 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Amethyst Showers 3 encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 41, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Amethyst Showers 3 vs Slaked Lime Deep
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Amethyst Showers 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 53 vs 31, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice.