Farrow & Ball St Giles Blue No.280

St Giles Blue No.280 is a dark blue from the Farrow & Ball Archive Collection, with cool blue undertones. It sits in the dark band of the Farrow & Ball palette. It absorbs most of the light that falls on it, so it rewards rooms you want to feel enclosed and intimate — snugs, dining rooms, studies and panelled woodwork.

Using St Giles Blue in a scheme

Sizing No.314 is the white to run with it — it shares the same undertone, so ceilings, cornices and skirtings stay in the same key. For a scheme built on one colour, step up to Lulworth Blue No.89 on walls and down to Hague Blue No.30 on joinery.

Sampling this colour

St Giles Blue sits outside Farrow & Ball's 132-colour signature palette, so it is not produced as a 100ml sample pot. Call in and we can show you the colour on a hand-painted card before you order.

Available finishes

• Dead Flat — ultra-matt walls, woodwork and metal (2% sheen)
• Estate Emulsion — interior walls and ceilings in low-traffic rooms (2% sheen)
• Modern Emulsion — washable, scuff-proof walls and ceilings in kitchens and bathrooms (7% sheen)
• Flat Eggshell — interior wood, metal, concrete and floors (20% sheen)
• Modern Eggshell — hard-wearing wood and metal, including floors and staircases (40% sheen)

Priming and light

St Giles Blue sits right on the line between Dark Tones and Mid Tones Primer & Undercoat — ask us and we will confirm which one your surface calls for. Dark shades reward rooms you want smaller and warmer. In Irish winter light expect it to read deeper than the card, so plan your lighting to suit.

Made to order

St Giles Blue is a Farrow & Ball Archive colour. Archive colours are mixed to order specifically for you rather than held in stock, so please allow extra time and note that they cannot be returned or exchanged once mixed.

Colour reference

• Colour number: No.280
• Hex: #579DC2
• RGB: 87, 157, 194
• Colour family: Blues
• Collection: Archive Collection
• Light reflectance value (LRV): see Farrow & Ball colour card

Mixed to order at Foy & Company

Every tin of St Giles Blue is mixed to order on our Farrow & Ball tinting system from the correct Farrow & Ball base, so you get genuine Farrow & Ball paint in the finish and size you need. Nationwide delivery across Ireland.