What is the difference between Teclis Blue and Blue Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue Violet is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Teclis Blue vs Blue Violet

Teclis Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a78c0 (estimate)

Blue Violet

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5978b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Violet is more muted, warmer than Teclis Blue.

Can I use Blue Violet instead of Teclis Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue Violet is more muted, warmer than Teclis Blue.

Can I use Teclis Blue instead of Blue Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Teclis Blue 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 Teclis Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Violet on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Teclis Blue

Teclis Blue vs Brilliant Blue (PS-30)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Violet
Teclis Blue vs Brilliant Blue (TS-44)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Violet
Teclis Blue vs Translucent Blue (PS-38)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Violet

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Violet

Blue Violet vs Imrik BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Teclis Blue
Blue Violet vs Calgar BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Blue Violet vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Teclis Blue equivalents · Blue Violet equivalents