What is the difference between Phalanx Blue and Blue Gray?

ΔE 16 (loose). Blue Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Blue vs Blue Gray

Phalanx Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0086ad (estimate)

Blue Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e688b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Blue Gray instead of Phalanx Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Blue Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Phalanx Blue instead of Blue Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Blue is a little lighter, 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 Phalanx Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Phalanx Blue

Phalanx Blue vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Blue Gray
Phalanx Blue vs JASDF Shallow Ocean Blue (C-374)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Blue Gray
Phalanx Blue vs Azure Blue (C-370)Mr. Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Blue Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Blue Gray

Blue Gray vs Stratos BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Phalanx Blue
Blue Gray vs Griffon BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Phalanx Blue
Blue Gray vs Thunderous BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Phalanx Blue

All matches: Phalanx Blue equivalents · Blue Gray equivalents