What is the difference between Midnight Blue and Black Grey RLM66?

ΔE 5 (very close). Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Midnight Blue vs Black Grey RLM66

Midnight Blue

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

Black Grey RLM66

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444b50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.3, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter, more muted than Midnight Blue.

Can I use Black Grey RLM66 instead of Midnight Blue?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Black Grey RLM66 is a little lighter, more muted than Midnight Blue.

Can I use Midnight Blue instead of Black Grey RLM66?

The same difference applies the other way round: Midnight Blue 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 Midnight Blue on the colour wheel See Black Grey RLM66 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66
Midnight Blue vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66
Midnight Blue vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Grey RLM66

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Black Grey RLM66

Black Grey RLM66 vs Dark Green BS381C/641 (C-330)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Black Grey RLM66 vs JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 (C-608)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Black Grey RLM66 vs Midnight Blue (C-71)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close

All matches: Midnight Blue equivalents · Black Grey RLM66 equivalents