What is the difference between Amethyst Blue and Deep Sky?

ΔE 9 (close). Deep Sky is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amethyst Blue vs Deep Sky

Amethyst Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11183
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d2948 (estimate)

Deep Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.090
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #233552 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Sky is a little lighter, cooler than Amethyst Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky instead of Amethyst Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deep Sky is a little lighter, cooler than Amethyst Blue.

Can I use Amethyst Blue instead of Deep Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amethyst Blue is a little darker, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Amethyst Blue on the colour wheel See Deep Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amethyst Blue

Amethyst Blue vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deep Sky
Amethyst Blue vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky
Amethyst Blue vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky

Other AK Interactive paints close to Deep Sky

Deep Sky vs Dark Blue (AK11181)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amethyst Blue
Deep Sky vs Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Amethyst Blue
Deep Sky vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Amethyst Blue equivalents · Deep Sky equivalents