Imperial Navy vs Blue

Imperial Navy

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#003560 (estimate)

Blue

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4290
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#21305d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is warmer than Imperial Navy. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Imperial Navy is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Blue 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 Blue instead of Imperial Navy?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue is warmer than Imperial Navy. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Imperial Navy instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Imperial Navy is 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 Imperial Navy on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Imperial Navy

Other Army Painter paints close to Blue

All matches: Imperial Navy equivalents · Blue equivalents

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