What is the difference between Amethyst Blue and Triumphant Navy?

ΔE 8 (close). Triumphant Navy is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amethyst Blue vs Triumphant Navy

Amethyst Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11183
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d2948 (estimate)

Triumphant Navy

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b2b52 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Triumphant Navy is more saturated, cooler than Amethyst Blue.

Can I use Triumphant Navy instead of Amethyst Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Triumphant Navy is more saturated, cooler than Amethyst Blue.

Can I use Amethyst Blue instead of Triumphant Navy?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amethyst Blue is more muted, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Amethyst Blue on the colour wheel See Triumphant Navy on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Amethyst Blue

Amethyst Blue vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Triumphant Navy
Amethyst Blue vs Dark SkyWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Amethyst Blue vs Broodmother PurpleWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Triumphant Navy

Triumphant Navy vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Amethyst Blue
Triumphant Navy vs Imperial Blue (AK11180)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amethyst Blue
Triumphant Navy vs Dark Blue (AK11181)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amethyst Blue

All matches: Amethyst Blue equivalents · Triumphant Navy equivalents