What is the difference between Blue FS15044 and Midnight Purple?

ΔE 16 (loose). Midnight Purple is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15044 vs Midnight Purple

Blue FS15044

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

Midnight Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.116
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b132a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Midnight Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Midnight Purple instead of Blue FS15044?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Midnight Purple is noticeably darker, warmer than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Midnight Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15044 is noticeably lighter, 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 Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel See Midnight Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS15044

Blue FS15044 vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Purple
Blue FS15044 vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Midnight Purple
Blue FS15044 vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Midnight Purple

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Midnight Purple

Midnight Purple vs Cowling Color (C-125)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Blue FS15044
Midnight Purple vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Blue FS15044
Midnight Purple vs Gloss Seablue FS151042 (C-365)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Blue FS15044

All matches: Blue FS15044 equivalents · Midnight Purple equivalents