What is the difference between Turquoise Deep and Royal Blue?

ΔE 21 (loose). Royal Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turquoise Deep vs Royal Blue

Turquoise Deep

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29395a (estimate)

Royal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.809
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #264a8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated than Turquoise Deep.

Can I use Royal Blue instead of Turquoise Deep?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Royal Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated than Turquoise Deep.

Can I use Turquoise Deep instead of Royal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turquoise Deep is a little darker, much 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 Turquoise Deep on the colour wheel See Royal 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 Royal Blue
Turquoise Deep vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Blue
Turquoise Deep vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Royal Blue

Royal Blue vs Phthalo Blue GS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Turquoise Deep
Royal Blue vs Phthalo Blue RS (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Turquoise Deep
Royal Blue vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Turquoise Deep

All matches: Turquoise Deep equivalents · Royal Blue equivalents