What is the difference between Indigo and Dark Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Indigo vs Dark Blue

Indigo

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #434064 (estimate)

Dark Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.930
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28396a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Indigo.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Indigo?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Dark Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Indigo.

Can I use Indigo instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Indigo is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Indigo on the colour wheel See Dark Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Indigo

Indigo vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Indigo vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Blue
Indigo vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Indigo
Dark Blue vs Phthalo Blue RS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair
Dark Blue vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Indigo equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents