What is the difference between Indigo and Deep Sky?

ΔE 11 (fair). Deep Sky is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Indigo vs Deep Sky

Indigo

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

Deep Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.090
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #233552 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Deep Sky is a little darker, cooler than Indigo.

Can I use Deep Sky instead of Indigo?

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

Can I use Indigo instead of Deep Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Indigo 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 Indigo on the colour wheel See Deep Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Indigo

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Deep Sky

Deep Sky vs Turquoise Deep (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Indigo
Deep Sky vs Blue Black (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Indigo
Deep Sky vs Dioxazine Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Indigo equivalents · Deep Sky equivalents