What is the difference between Triumphant Navy and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxford Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Triumphant Navy vs Oxford Blue

Triumphant Navy

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

Oxford Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.807
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373a59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Triumphant Navy.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Triumphant Navy?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxford Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Triumphant Navy.

Can I use Triumphant Navy instead of Oxford Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Triumphant Navy

Triumphant Navy vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Triumphant Navy vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Triumphant Navy vs Dark Blue (70.930)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxford Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Triumphant Navy
Oxford Blue vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Triumphant Navy
Oxford Blue vs Dark SkyWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Triumphant Navy equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents