What is the difference between Phalanx Blue and Deep Sky Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Phalanx Blue

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

Deep Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5594c6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Phalanx Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Phalanx Blue.

Can I use Phalanx Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Blue is a little darker, 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 Deep Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phalanx Blue

Phalanx Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Phalanx Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Phalanx Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Deep Sky Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs Ionic BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Phalanx Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Arctic GemWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Phalanx Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Electric BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Phalanx Blue

All matches: Phalanx Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents