What is the difference between Azure Blue and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 14 (fair). Russian AF Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Azure Blue vs Russian AF Blue

Azure Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-370
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #577faf (estimate)

Russian AF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3692bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Russian AF Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Azure Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Azure Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Russian AF Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Azure Blue.

Can I use Azure Blue instead of Russian AF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Azure Blue is a little darker, 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 Azure Blue on the colour wheel See Russian AF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Azure Blue

Azure Blue vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Azure Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Azure Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Russian AF Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Azure Blue
Russian AF Blue vs JASDF Shallow Ocean Blue (C-374)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Azure Blue
Russian AF Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (H-418)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Azure Blue equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents