What is the difference between Dark Sky and Dark Blue?

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

Dark Sky vs Dark Blue

Dark Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b2b52 (estimate)

Dark Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.930
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28396a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Dark Sky.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Dark Sky?

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

Can I use Dark Sky instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sky is a little darker, 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 Dark Sky on the colour wheel See Dark Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sky

Dark Sky vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue
Dark Sky vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue
Dark Sky vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Gothic BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Sky
Dark Blue vs Omega BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sky
Dark Blue vs Imperial NavyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sky

All matches: Dark Sky equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents