What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluish Grey vs Blue

Bluish Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4865 (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Blue instead of Bluish Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluish Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Bluish Grey on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue
Bluish Grey vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue
Bluish Grey vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue

Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bluish Grey
Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bluish Grey
Blue vs Twilight Purple (IONIC-0078)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bluish Grey

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Blue equivalents