What is the difference between Beowulf Blue and Paralyze Blue?

ΔE 30 (loose). Paralyze Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beowulf Blue vs Paralyze Blue

Beowulf Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a3a8a (estimate)

Paralyze Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN18
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a7abd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Paralyze Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Beowulf Blue.

Can I use Paralyze Blue instead of Beowulf Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Paralyze Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Beowulf Blue.

Can I use Beowulf Blue instead of Paralyze Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beowulf Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Beowulf Blue on the colour wheel See Paralyze Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Beowulf Blue

Beowulf Blue vs Replenish Blue (SIN29)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Paralyze Blue
Beowulf Blue vs Arcane Purple (SIN27)Instant Colors · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Paralyze Blue
Beowulf Blue vs Fairy Blood (SIN12)Instant Colors · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Paralyze Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Paralyze Blue

Paralyze Blue vs Magic BlueSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beowulf Blue
Paralyze Blue vs Tidal WaveSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beowulf Blue
Paralyze Blue vs Royal RobesSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Beowulf Blue

All matches: Beowulf Blue equivalents · Paralyze Blue equivalents