What is the difference between Navy Blue and Dark Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs Dark Blue

Navy Blue

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

Dark Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00324f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue is more saturated, warmer than Navy Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Navy Blue?

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

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy Blue is more muted, 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 Dark Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Dark Mica Blue (TS-64)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue
Navy Blue vs Sea Blue (XF-17)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair
Navy Blue vs Gray Violet (Luftwaffe) (AS-4)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Shadow Thorn (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Navy Blue
Dark Blue vs Imperial NavyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Dark Blue vs Ensign Blue (WP4028P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents