What is the difference between Troglodyte Blue and Primary Blue?

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

Troglodyte Blue vs Primary Blue

Troglodyte Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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 Troglodyte Blue.

Can I use Primary Blue instead of Troglodyte Blue?

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

Can I use Troglodyte Blue instead of Primary Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Troglodyte 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 Troglodyte Blue on the colour wheel See Primary Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Troglodyte Blue

Troglodyte Blue vs Joridyn Turquoise (SFG31)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Primary Blue
Troglodyte Blue vs Sky Blue (SC50)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, close · closer than Primary Blue
Troglodyte 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 Troglodyte Blue
Primary Blue vs Plasma Coil GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Troglodyte Blue
Primary Blue vs Arctic GemWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Troglodyte Blue

All matches: Troglodyte Blue equivalents · Primary Blue equivalents