What is the difference between Turquoise Deep and Dark Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turquoise Deep vs Dark Blue

Turquoise Deep

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29395a (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 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue is more saturated, warmer than Turquoise Deep.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Turquoise Deep?

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

Can I use Turquoise Deep instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turquoise Deep is 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 Turquoise Deep on the colour wheel See Dark Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Turquoise Deep

Turquoise Deep vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Turquoise Deep vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Turquoise Deep vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair
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: Turquoise Deep equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents