What is the difference between Navy Blue and JASDF Deep Ocean Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

Navy Blue

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

JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-375
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #25283b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is warmer than Navy Blue.

Can I use JASDF Deep Ocean Blue instead of Navy Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). JASDF Deep Ocean Blue is warmer than Navy Blue.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of JASDF Deep Ocean Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy Blue is cooler.

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 Navy Blue on the colour wheel See JASDF Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than JASDF Deep Ocean Blue
Navy Blue vs Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 (H-333)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close
Navy Blue vs German Gray (C-40)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to JASDF Deep Ocean Blue

JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Navy Blue
JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Deep Ocean BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Navy Blue
JASDF Deep Ocean Blue vs Thunder StormWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · JASDF Deep Ocean Blue equivalents