What is the difference between Russian Blue Lights and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Infantry Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Blue Lights vs Infantry Blue

Russian Blue Lights

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11431
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #162434 (estimate)

Infantry Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.752
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c1c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is warmer than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Russian Blue Lights?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Infantry Blue is warmer than Russian Blue Lights.

Can I use Russian Blue Lights instead of Infantry Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Blue Lights is 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 Russian Blue Lights on the colour wheel See Infantry 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 Infantry Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Russian Blue Lights vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs Night Black (AK17052)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights
Infantry Blue vs Blue Black (AK17051)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights
Infantry Blue vs NATO Black (AK11360)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russian Blue Lights

All matches: Russian Blue Lights equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents