What is the difference between Phalanx Blue and Primary Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Primary Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Blue vs Primary Blue

Phalanx Blue

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

Primary Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02a6e2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Primary Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Primary Blue instead of Phalanx Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Primary Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Phalanx Blue instead of Primary Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Blue is noticeably 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 Phalanx Blue on the colour wheel See Primary Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Phalanx Blue

Phalanx Blue vs Joridyn Turquoise (SFG31)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Primary Blue
Phalanx Blue vs Sky Blue (SC50)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, close · closer than Primary Blue
Phalanx Blue vs Turquoise Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Primary Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Primary Blue

Primary Blue vs Blue FluxWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Phalanx Blue
Primary Blue vs Plasma Coil GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Phalanx Blue
Primary Blue vs Arctic GemWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Phalanx Blue

All matches: Phalanx Blue equivalents · Primary Blue equivalents