What is the difference between Chancellor Blue and Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chancellor Blue vs Blue

Chancellor Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3222
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f2f44 (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.925
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312d4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is more saturated than Chancellor Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Chancellor Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue is more saturated than Chancellor Blue.

Can I use Chancellor Blue instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chancellor Blue is more muted.

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 Chancellor Blue on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chancellor Blue

Chancellor Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue
Chancellor Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Chancellor Blue vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Blue

Blue vs Abyss Blue (1791)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chancellor Blue
Blue vs Bluegrey Dusk (1836)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close
Blue vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Chancellor Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents