What is the difference between Light Prussian Blue and Signal Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Signal Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Prussian Blue vs Signal Blue

Light Prussian Blue

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

Signal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #222c39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Signal Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Signal Blue instead of Light Prussian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Signal Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Light Prussian Blue instead of Signal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Prussian Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Signal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Prussian Blue

Light Prussian Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Light Prussian Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Light Prussian Blue vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Signal Blue

Signal Blue vs Oxford (AK11188)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Signal Blue vs Russian Blue Lights (AK11431)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Signal Blue vs Blue Black (AK17051)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Prussian Blue

All matches: Light Prussian Blue equivalents · Signal Blue equivalents