What is the difference between Russian Blue Lights and Navy Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Navy Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Blue Lights vs Navy Blue

Russian Blue Lights

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11431
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #162434 (estimate)

Navy Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4132P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #183141 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Navy Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Russian Blue Lights?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Navy Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Russian Blue Lights instead of Navy Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Blue Lights is a little darker, 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 Russian Blue Lights on the colour wheel See Navy Blue on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Russian Blue Lights

Russian Blue Lights vs Thunder StormWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Navy Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs Deep Ocean BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Navy Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs The Darkness (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Light Prussian Blue (AK11186)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights
Navy Blue vs Medium Blue (AK11184)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Russian Blue Lights
Navy Blue vs Oxford (AK11188)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Russian Blue Lights equivalents · Navy Blue equivalents