What is the difference between Strong Dark Blue and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Infantry Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Strong Dark Blue vs Infantry Blue

Strong Dark Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11187
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00081d (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Strong Dark Blue.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Strong Dark Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Infantry Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Strong Dark Blue.

Can I use Strong Dark Blue instead of Infantry Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Strong Dark 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 Strong Dark Blue on the colour wheel See Infantry Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Strong Dark Blue

Strong Dark Blue vs Night Blue (72.019)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Infantry Blue
Strong Dark Blue vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Infantry Blue
Strong Dark Blue vs Midnight Purple (72.116)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Infantry Blue

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

All matches: Strong Dark Blue equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents