What is the difference between Naggaroth Night and Blue FS15044?

ΔE 17 (loose). Blue FS15044 is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Naggaroth Night vs Blue FS15044

Naggaroth Night

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2a5a (estimate)

Blue FS15044

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-326
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34354f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue FS15044 is much more muted, cooler than Naggaroth Night.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Naggaroth Night?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Blue FS15044 is much more muted, cooler than Naggaroth Night.

Can I use Naggaroth Night instead of Blue FS15044?

The same difference applies the other way round: Naggaroth Night is much more saturated, 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 Naggaroth Night on the colour wheel See Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Naggaroth Night

Naggaroth Night vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS15044
Naggaroth Night vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Blue FS15044
Naggaroth Night vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Blue FS15044

Other Citadel paints close to Blue FS15044

Blue FS15044 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Naggaroth Night
Blue FS15044 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Naggaroth Night
Blue FS15044 vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Naggaroth Night

All matches: Naggaroth Night equivalents · Blue FS15044 equivalents