What is the difference between Pale Blue Dot and Blueberry?

ΔE 18 (loose). Blueberry is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue Dot vs Blueberry

Pale Blue Dot

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

Blueberry

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7866bf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blueberry is more muted, warmer than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Blueberry instead of Pale Blue Dot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Blueberry is more muted, warmer than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Pale Blue Dot instead of Blueberry?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Blue Dot is 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 Pale Blue Dot on the colour wheel See Blueberry on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot vs Alien Purple (72.076)Game Color · ΔE 21, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 27, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 28, loose

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Blueberry

Blueberry vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Blueberry vs Neptune's FuryBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Blueberry vs Violet SkiesBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Pale Blue Dot equivalents · Blueberry equivalents