Which is darker, Gloss South Sea Blue or Matte Night Blue Metallic?

Matte Night Blue Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #102569, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss South Sea Blue at #003E6A.

What finishes do Gloss South Sea Blue and Matte Night Blue Metallic come in?

Gloss South Sea Blue renders in gloss. Matte Night Blue Metallic renders in metallic.

Gloss South Sea Blue vs Matte Night Blue Metallic

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Matte Night Blue Metallic (#102569) reads darker than Gloss South Sea Blue (#003E6A), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss South Sea Blue lifts them. Gloss South Sea Blue comes in gloss; Matte Night Blue Metallic in metallic. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both colours further than a swatch chip suggests. Seeing them on your own car settles it, free, in a couple of minutes.

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Gloss South Sea Blue vs Matte Night Blue Metallic: the differences.

The first difference between Gloss South Sea Blue and Matte Night Blue Metallic is depth: Matte Night Blue Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss South Sea Blue shows. The second is the finish: Gloss South Sea Blue is offered in gloss, Matte Night Blue Metallic in metallic. Low light, curved panels and your own trim decide the rest, and none of that shows up on a swatch. Render both on your car and compare them there.

Side by side

Gloss South Sea Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #003E6A. It renders with a gloss finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Gloss South Sea Blue is one made from a photo of your own car.

Matte Night Blue Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #102569. It renders with a metallic finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Matte Night Blue Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Gloss South Sea Blue on real cars.

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

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Renders

Matte Night Blue Metallic on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Gloss South Sea Blue or Matte Night Blue Metallic?: Matte Night Blue Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #102569, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss South Sea Blue at #003E6A.
What finishes do Gloss South Sea Blue and Matte Night Blue Metallic come in?: Gloss South Sea Blue renders in gloss. Matte Night Blue Metallic renders in metallic.
Can I see Gloss South Sea Blue and Matte Night Blue Metallic on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss South Sea Blue, then Matte Night Blue Metallic, 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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