What is the difference between Terradon Turquoise and Magic Blue?

ΔE 24 (loose). Magic Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Terradon Turquoise vs Magic Blue

Terradon Turquoise

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a8a8a (estimate)

Magic Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN31
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #207596 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Magic Blue is a little darker, cooler than Terradon Turquoise.

Can I use Magic Blue instead of Terradon Turquoise?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Magic Blue is a little darker, cooler than Terradon Turquoise.

Can I use Terradon Turquoise instead of Magic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Terradon Turquoise is a little lighter, 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 Terradon Turquoise on the colour wheel See Magic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Terradon Turquoise

Terradon Turquoise vs Elixir Green (SIN28)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Magic Blue
Terradon Turquoise vs Ancestral Blue (SIN33)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Magic Blue
Terradon Turquoise vs Leviathan Blue (SIN46)Instant Colors · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Magic Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Magic Blue

Magic Blue vs StormfiendColour: Contrast · ΔE 8, close · closer than Terradon Turquoise
Magic Blue vs Nighthaunt GloomColour: Contrast · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Terradon Turquoise
Magic Blue vs FrostheartColour: Contrast · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Terradon Turquoise

All matches: Terradon Turquoise equivalents · Magic Blue equivalents