What is the difference between Alaitoc Blue and Blue Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). Blue Gray is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Alaitoc Blue vs Blue Gray

Alaitoc Blue

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

Blue Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e688b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Gray is more muted, cooler than Alaitoc Blue.

Can I use Blue Gray instead of Alaitoc Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Blue Gray is more muted, cooler than Alaitoc Blue.

Can I use Alaitoc Blue instead of Blue Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Alaitoc Blue is 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 Alaitoc Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Gray 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 Blue Gray
Alaitoc Blue vs Azure Blue (C-370)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Alaitoc Blue vs Intermediate Blue FS35164 (C-366)Mr. Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Gray

Blue Gray vs Ahriman BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Alaitoc Blue
Blue Gray vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Alaitoc Blue
Blue Gray vs The FangColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Alaitoc Blue

All matches: Alaitoc Blue equivalents · Blue Gray equivalents