What is the difference between Dark Sky and Blue FS15044?

ΔE 7 (close). Blue FS15044 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sky vs Blue FS15044

Dark Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3558 (estimate)

Blue FS15044

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-326
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34354f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue FS15044 is more muted, warmer than Dark Sky.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Dark Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue FS15044 is more muted, warmer than Dark Sky.

Can I use Dark Sky instead of Blue FS15044?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sky is more saturated, cooler.

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 Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Sky

Dark Sky vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue FS15044
Dark Sky vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue FS15044
Dark Sky vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Blue FS15044

Blue FS15044 vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Sky
Blue FS15044 vs Deep Ocean BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Blue FS15044 vs Triumphant NavyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dark Sky equivalents · Blue FS15044 equivalents