Little Greene Paint Perpetual Blue No.348

Perpetual Blue No.348 is a deep, muted neutral from Little Greene, with a blue-green undertone. It has a light reflectance value of about 30, which places it in the dark band of the range. It absorbs most of the light that falls on it, so it rewards rooms you want to feel enclosed and deliberate — snugs, dining rooms, studies and panelled woodwork.

Using Perpetual Blue in a scheme

Pair it with Celestial Blue - Pale No.364, a white that shares its undertone; Celestial Blue - Deep No.366, a lighter step in the same family; and Goblin No.311, a deeper one for adjoining walls or woodwork. These pairings are worked out from the colour values themselves rather than lifted from Little Greene’s colour card, so treat them as a starting point rather than a rule.

Sampling this colour

Perpetual Blue is not one of the colours we hold as a 60ml sample pot. Call in and we will show you the colour on Little Greene’s own card before you order, or we can mix you a tester with your next delivery.

Available finishes

• Absolute Matt Emulsion — dead-flat walls and ceilings in low-traffic rooms (2% sheen, 14 m² per litre)
• Intelligent Matt Emulsion — washable walls and ceilings in hallways, kitchens and family rooms (2% sheen, 14 m² per litre)
• Intelligent Eggshell — wipeable trim, radiators, and kitchen and bathroom walls (15% sheen, 14 m² per litre)
• Interior Oil Eggshell — interior woodwork, primed metal and cabinetry (15% sheen, 16 m² per litre)
• Traditional Oil Gloss — front doors, windows and railings, full oil gloss (>85% sheen, 16 m² per litre)
• Intelligent Floor Paint — wooden and concrete floors in light to medium traffic (35% sheen, 12 m² per litre)
• Intelligent Exterior Eggshell — exterior cladding, joinery and metalwork (15% sheen, 12 m² per litre)
• Tom's Oil Eggshell — exterior cladding, windows and doors, plant-oil based (15% sheen, 15 m² per litre)
• Intelligent Masonry Paint — exterior render, brick and cement blockwork (5% sheen, 13 m² per litre)

Intelligent ASP, Intelligent Gloss and Intelligent Satin can also be mixed in this colour to order. We do not keep those bases on the shelf, so ring the shop and we will bring it in on our next Little Greene delivery.

Priming and light

Little Greene tint their primers to the shade of the topcoat rather than working to fixed undercoat colours, so whichever primer the surface calls for, we mix it in Perpetual Blue. New or patch-repaired plaster takes Wall Primer Sealer; previously painted woodwork, radiators, metal, tiles and melamine take Intelligent ASP. Sound painted walls need nothing underneath — the Intelligent range is self-priming.

Going this deep over a pale wall, a coat of tinted Intelligent ASP first will usually save you a topcoat and give an even finish. It is the thing that most often separates a dark wall that looks expensive from one that looks patchy.

Deep colours behave differently in Irish light than they do in a showroom. On a grey day they read quieter and more matt; under lamplight in the evening they come alive. Worth living with a tester through both before you commit.

Colour reference

• Colour number: No.348
• Hex: #829997
• RGB: 130, 153, 151
• Colour family: Neutrals
• Also filed under: Greys, Blues
• Tone: Dark
• Light reflectance value (LRV): approximately 30, calculated from the published hex
• Collection: Colours of England and Colour Scales
• Availability: Current range

Mixed to order at Foy & Company

Every tin of Perpetual Blue is mixed to order on our own tinting system from the correct Little Greene base, so you get genuine Little Greene paint in the finish and size you need rather than only what happens to be on the shelf. Nationwide delivery across Ireland, or collect from the shop.