The paintwork on the Virgin Atlantic A350 requires a comprehensive fine-tuning.
The fuselage is not pure white,
and the 'Virgin Atlantic' titles are not pure black. The official website describes them in detail as
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The Basecoat. This is where the magic starts. This coat will either be silver, for the main fuselage, or a salmon pink colour for the red bits (engine covers, wing tips and tailfin).
Now for the real colour. The red and aubergine Andaro, and the silver Mica Coat. The Andaro layer can take three to four coats of paint.
The Clear Coat. Like a top coat of nail varnish, this is the finishing touch which protects the paint and gives the aircraft that lovely polished look
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https://flywith.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/stories/…%20of%20ceramic.
This adjustment also applies to Virgin Atlantic 787-9