What is the difference between Slate Grey and Blue Grey?

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

Slate Grey vs Blue Grey

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (estimate)

Blue Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c434d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Grey is a little darker, more saturated than Slate Grey.

Can I use Blue Grey instead of Slate Grey?

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

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate 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 Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Blue Grey
Slate Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue Grey
Slate Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue Grey

Blue Grey vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Slate Grey
Blue Grey vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Slate Grey
Blue Grey vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Slate Grey

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Blue Grey equivalents