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

ΔE 9 (close). Steel Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Prussian Blue vs Steel Blue

Light Prussian Blue

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

Steel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.087
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1e394e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Steel Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Steel Blue instead of Light Prussian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Steel Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Light Prussian Blue.

Can I use Light Prussian Blue instead of Steel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Prussian Blue is a little darker, 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 Steel 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 Steel Blue
Light Prussian Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Steel Blue
Light Prussian Blue vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Steel Blue

Steel Blue vs Medium Blue (AK11184)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Steel Blue vs RLM 83 (AK11839)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Prussian Blue
Steel Blue vs Oxford (AK11188)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Prussian Blue

All matches: Light Prussian Blue equivalents · Steel Blue equivalents