What is the difference between Alaitoc Blue and Azure Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Azure Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Alaitoc Blue vs Azure Blue

Alaitoc Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a6a9a (estimate)

Azure Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-370
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #577faf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Azure Blue is a little lighter than Alaitoc Blue.

Can I use Azure Blue instead of Alaitoc Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Azure Blue is a little lighter than Alaitoc Blue.

Can I use Alaitoc Blue instead of Azure Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Alaitoc Blue is a little darker.

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 Alaitoc Blue on the colour wheel See Azure Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Alaitoc Blue

Alaitoc Blue vs JASDF Shallow Ocean Blue (C-374)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Azure Blue
Alaitoc Blue vs Blue Gray (H-42)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Azure Blue
Alaitoc Blue vs Intermediate Blue FS35164 (C-366)Mr. Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Azure Blue

Azure Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Alaitoc Blue
Azure Blue vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Azure Blue vs Russ GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Alaitoc Blue equivalents · Azure Blue equivalents