What is the difference between Deep Ocean Blue and Blue FS15044?

ΔE 10 (close). Blue FS15044 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Ocean Blue vs Blue FS15044

Deep Ocean Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223242 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue FS15044 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Deep Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Blue FS15044 is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Deep Ocean Blue.

Can I use Deep Ocean Blue instead of Blue FS15044?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Ocean Blue is a little darker, more muted, 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 Deep Ocean Blue on the colour wheel See Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Deep Ocean Blue

Deep Ocean Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue FS15044
Deep Ocean Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue FS15044
Deep Ocean Blue vs Gray FS36081 (C-301)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS15044

Other Army Painter paints close to Blue FS15044

Blue FS15044 vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
Blue FS15044 vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Ocean Blue
Blue FS15044 vs Triumphant NavyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Deep Ocean Blue equivalents · Blue FS15044 equivalents