What is the difference between Pale Blue Dot and Calgar Blue?

ΔE 23 (loose). Calgar Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue Dot vs Calgar Blue

Pale Blue Dot

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e6fdd (estimate)

Calgar Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a60a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Calgar Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Calgar Blue instead of Pale Blue Dot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Calgar Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Pale Blue Dot instead of Calgar Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Blue Dot is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Pale Blue Dot on the colour wheel See Calgar Blue on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot vs Calth Blue ClearColour: Air · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Calgar Blue
Pale Blue Dot vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 25, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Caledor SkyColour: Base · ΔE 29, loose

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Calgar Blue

Calgar Blue vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Calgar Blue vs Purple People EaterBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Calgar Blue vs Neptune's FuryBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot

All matches: Pale Blue Dot equivalents · Calgar Blue equivalents