Which is darker, Hot Pink or Imperial Blue?

Imperial Blue is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #302C62, has a lower relative luminance than Hot Pink at #A11549.

What finishes do Hot Pink and Imperial Blue come in?

Hot Pink renders in satin. Imperial Blue renders in matte.

Can I see Hot Pink and Imperial Blue on my own car?

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

Hot Pink vs Imperial Blue

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Imperial Blue (#302C62) reads darker than Hot Pink (#A11549), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Hot Pink lifts them. Hot Pink comes in satin; Imperial Blue in matte. 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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Hot Pink vs Imperial Blue: the differences.

The first difference between Hot Pink and Imperial Blue is depth: Imperial Blue reads darker, so it hides body lines that Hot Pink shows. The second is the finish: Hot Pink is offered in satin, Imperial Blue in matte. 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.

Hot Pink is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #A11549. It renders with a satin 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 true preview of Hot Pink is one made from a photo of your own car.

Imperial Blue is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #302C62. It renders with a matte 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 true preview of Imperial Blue is one made from a photo of your own car.

Hot Pink on real cars

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

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Imperial Blue on real cars

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

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