What is the difference between Light Prussian Blue and Glossy Sea Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Prussian Blue vs Glossy Sea Blue

Light Prussian Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11186
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #022737 (estimate)

Glossy Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.300
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f262d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Glossy Sea Blue instead of Light Prussian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Light Prussian Blue instead of Glossy Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Prussian Blue is more saturated.

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 Light Prussian Blue on the colour wheel See Glossy Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Prussian Blue

Light Prussian Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue
Light Prussian Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue
Light Prussian Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Glossy Sea Blue

Glossy Sea Blue vs IJN Q1 Anti-Glare Blue-Black (AK11895)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Glossy Sea Blue vs NATO Black (AK11360)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Glossy Sea Blue vs Soft Black (AK17050)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue

All matches: Light Prussian Blue equivalents · Glossy Sea Blue equivalents