Which is darker, Ferrari Red or Midnight Purple?

Midnight Purple is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #40305E, has a lower relative luminance than Ferrari Red at #F70D1A.

What finishes do Ferrari Red and Midnight Purple come in?

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

Can I see Ferrari Red and Midnight Purple on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Ferrari Red, then Midnight Purple, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Ferrari Red vs Midnight Purple

Paint comparison · updated Jul 2026

Midnight Purple (#40305E) reads darker than Ferrari Red (#F70D1A), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Ferrari Red 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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Side by side

Ferrari Red is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #F70D1A. 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 Ferrari Red is one made from a photo of your own car.

Midnight Purple is a paint in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #40305E. 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 Midnight Purple is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Ferrari Red on real cars.

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

All Ferrari Red renders →

Renders

Midnight Purple on real cars.

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

All Midnight Purple renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Ferrari Red or Midnight Purple?: Midnight Purple is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #40305E, has a lower relative luminance than Ferrari Red at #F70D1A.
What finishes do Ferrari Red and Midnight Purple come in?: Both are paints, so both render in gloss, satin or matte. The finish is picked separately from the colour.
Can I see Ferrari Red and Midnight Purple on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Ferrari Red, then Midnight Purple, 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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