What is the difference between Ocean Depths and Navy Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Navy Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Depths vs Navy Blue

Ocean Depths

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a5a70 (estimate)

Navy Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-54
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #294c5c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Navy Blue is a little darker, more muted than Ocean Depths.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Ocean Depths?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Navy Blue is a little darker, more muted than Ocean Depths.

Can I use Ocean Depths instead of Navy Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Depths is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Ocean Depths on the colour wheel See Navy Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Ocean Depths

Ocean Depths vs Intermediate Blue (C-72)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Navy Blue
Ocean Depths vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Navy Blue
Ocean Depths vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 9, close · closer than Navy Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Depths
Navy Blue vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ocean Depths
Navy Blue vs Abyssal BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ocean Depths

All matches: Ocean Depths equivalents · Navy Blue equivalents