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is it the lighting or did the paint darken a little when clear was applied?
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Several things.
1) Clear changes the color of the base. PPG sheet says you must spray a test panel to check color match since color will change after clear is applied.
2) Lighting affects the color. In the picture with base only it was still day light. It was night by the time I had it cleared. The color changes from sun light to fluorescent light. In fact it looks like crap under fluorescent light. I almost abandoned using Alpine Blue because it has a green tint under fluorescent light. But I had to remember the car will be out in the sun and not lit up by fluorescent lights once it's finished.
3) The color changes depending on the angle it is viewed from. It's lighter when viewed straight on and darker when view from an angle.
The color changing from an angle convinced me that I must paint the car all put together rather than paint the pieces individually and re-assemble. Maybe a professional painter could pull off painting the pieces separately but I don't think I can. The last drop coat will be very critical to getting a good finish.