What is the difference between Thunderhawk Blue and Midnight Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Midnight Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderhawk Blue vs Midnight Blue

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a60 (estimate)

Midnight Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36454f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Blue is more muted, cooler than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Midnight Blue instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Midnight Blue is more muted, cooler than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Midnight Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderhawk Blue is 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 Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel See Midnight Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (C-72)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Midnight Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Midnight Blue vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue

All matches: Thunderhawk Blue equivalents · Midnight Blue equivalents