Which is darker, Deep Navy or Gulf Blue?

Deep Navy is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #0A1F44, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.

What finishes do Deep Navy and Gulf Blue come in?

Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.

Can I see Deep Navy and Gulf Blue on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Deep Navy, then Gulf Blue, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Deep Navy vs Gulf Blue

Paint comparison · updated Jul 2026

Deep Navy (#0A1F44) reads darker than Gulf Blue (#79B4D6), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gulf Blue lifts them. Both render in gloss, satin or matte, so the finish is a separate decision from the colour and you can try either one in all three. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both of them further than the swatch chips suggest, so the only honest comparison is the two rendered on the same car.

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Deep Navy is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #0A1F44. You can render it in gloss, satin or matte: the finish changes how hard the reflections read far more than the colour does. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Deep Navy is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gulf Blue is the pale powder blue of the Gulf Oil racing livery, usually seen with an orange stripe down the middle. It is a light, cool blue that washes out towards white in direct sun and turns noticeably deeper in shade, so it looks like two different colours over one afternoon. It sits best on cars with plenty of flat panel to fill.

Renders

Deep Navy on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Deep Navy render yet — checked Jul 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Deep Navy, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

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Renders

Gulf Blue on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Gulf Blue render yet — checked Jul 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gulf Blue, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

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Questions

Which is darker, Deep Navy or Gulf Blue?: Deep Navy is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #0A1F44, has a lower relative luminance than Gulf Blue at #79B4D6.
What finishes do Deep Navy and Gulf Blue come in?: Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.
Can I see Deep Navy and Gulf Blue on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Deep Navy, then Gulf Blue, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

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