What is the difference between Russian Blue Lights and Glossy Sea Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Blue Lights vs Glossy Sea Blue

Russian Blue Lights

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11431
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #162434 (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Glossy Sea Blue instead of Russian Blue Lights?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Russian Blue Lights instead of Glossy Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Blue Lights 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 Russian Blue Lights on the colour wheel See Glossy Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russian Blue Lights

Russian Blue Lights vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs Infantry Blue (70.752)Model Color · ΔE 6, 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 Russian Blue Lights
Glossy Sea Blue vs NATO Black (AK11360)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights
Glossy Sea Blue vs Soft Black (AK17050)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights

All matches: Russian Blue Lights equivalents · Glossy Sea Blue equivalents