Highlord Blue vs Inktense Cyan

Highlord Blue

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

Inktense Cyan

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC99
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#04518b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Cyan is a little darker than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Highlord Blue is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Scale75 Inktense Cyan is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Inktense Cyan instead of Highlord Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Inktense Cyan is a little darker than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Highlord Blue instead of Inktense Cyan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Highlord Blue is a little lighter.

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 Inktense Cyan on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Highlord Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Inktense Cyan

All matches: Highlord Blue equivalents · Inktense Cyan equivalents

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