What is the difference between Blue Black and Blue?

ΔE 18 (loose). Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Black vs Blue

Blue Black

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #262d3d (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Blue Black.

Can I use Blue instead of Blue Black?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Blue Black.

Can I use Blue Black instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Black is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Blue Black on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Black

Blue Black vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue
Blue Black vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue
Blue Black vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Blue

Blue vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue Black
Blue vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Black
Blue vs Phthalo Blue RS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Blue Black

All matches: Blue Black equivalents · Blue equivalents