What is the difference between Night Lords Blue and Blue FS15044?

ΔE 15 (loose). Blue FS15044 is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Lords Blue vs Blue FS15044

Night Lords Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c3a6a (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue FS15044 is much more muted, warmer than Night Lords Blue.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Night Lords Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Blue FS15044 is much more muted, warmer than Night Lords Blue.

Can I use Night Lords Blue instead of Blue FS15044?

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Night Lords Blue

Night Lords Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS15044
Night Lords Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Blue FS15044
Night Lords Blue vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Blue FS15044

Other Citadel paints close to Blue FS15044

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

All matches: Night Lords Blue equivalents · Blue FS15044 equivalents