What is the difference between Macragge Blue and Phthalo Blue RS?

ΔE 9 (close). Phthalo Blue RS is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Macragge Blue vs Phthalo Blue RS

Macragge Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a3a7a (estimate)

Phthalo Blue RS

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #262965 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Blue RS is a little darker, warmer than Macragge Blue.

Can I use Phthalo Blue RS instead of Macragge Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Phthalo Blue RS is a little darker, warmer than Macragge Blue.

Can I use Macragge Blue instead of Phthalo Blue RS?

The same difference applies the other way round: Macragge Blue is a little lighter, 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 Macragge Blue on the colour wheel See Phthalo Blue RS on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Macragge Blue

Macragge Blue vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Phthalo Blue RS
Macragge Blue vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose
Macragge Blue vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Blue RS

Phthalo Blue RS vs Kantor BlueColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Macragge Blue
Phthalo Blue RS vs Kantor BlueColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Macragge Blue
Phthalo Blue RS vs Macragge BlueColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Macragge Blue equivalents · Phthalo Blue RS equivalents