What is the difference between Alpha Blue and Smoked Blue?

ΔE 23 (loose). Smoked Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Alpha Blue vs Smoked Blue

Alpha Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #697bb9 (estimate)

Smoked Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3226
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #57667f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Smoked Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Alpha Blue.

Can I use Smoked Blue instead of Alpha Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Smoked Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Alpha Blue.

Can I use Alpha Blue instead of Smoked Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Alpha Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Alpha Blue on the colour wheel See Smoked Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Alpha Blue

Alpha Blue vs Summersea Blue (1793)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Smoked Blue
Alpha Blue vs Blue Base (4115)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Smoked Blue
Alpha Blue vs Mead Violet (4131)Opaque Colors · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Smoked Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Smoked Blue

Smoked Blue vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Alpha Blue
Smoked Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Alpha Blue
Smoked Blue vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Alpha Blue

All matches: Alpha Blue equivalents · Smoked Blue equivalents