What is the difference between Clear Blue and Dark Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Blue vs Dark Blue

Clear Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11214
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c305b (estimate)

Dark Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11181
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #112e4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue is more muted, cooler than Clear Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Clear Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Blue is more muted, cooler than Clear Blue.

Can I use Clear Blue instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Blue is more saturated, 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 Clear Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Blue on the colour wheel

Other AK Interactive paints close to Clear Blue

Clear Blue vs Imperial Blue (AK11180)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Clear Blue vs Amethyst Blue (AK11183)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Clear Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Amethyst Blue (AK11183)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close
Dark Blue vs Russian Blue Lights (AK11431)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Clear Blue equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents