What a beautiful picture! So dark blue - mine are still lighter, and I can’t wait to see them darken.They will mate, for sure. The bars on yours would be darker, and the hood more apparent if you had darker substrate or environment. If you have a programmable light try reducing the brightness and seeing if the blacks & blues darkens up & pops some more.
Apart from the deep purply blues, the hood is my favorite distinction. This is the clearest pic I have of my lone mikula's hood. This pic was taken in 2021 when he was about 4-5" View attachment 1551085
Did you say you no longer keep fronts? I’m loving mine so far!