Highlord Blue vs Azurite Hue

Highlord Blue

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#2a5a9a (estimate)

Azurite Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#266196 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Azurite Hue is more muted, cooler than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Highlord Blue is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Azurite Hue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Azurite Hue instead of Highlord Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Azurite Hue is more muted, cooler than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Highlord Blue instead of Azurite Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Highlord Blue is 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 Highlord Blue on the colour wheel See Azurite Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Highlord Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Azurite Hue

All matches: Highlord Blue equivalents · Azurite Hue equivalents

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