Azure Blue vs UK Azure Blue

Azure Blue

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

UK Azure Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.108
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6a87af (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK Azure Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Azure Blue.

Can I use UK Azure Blue instead of Azure Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). UK Azure Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Azure Blue.

Can I use Azure Blue instead of UK Azure Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Azure Blue is a little darker, more saturated.

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 UK Azure Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Azure Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to UK Azure Blue

All matches: Azure Blue equivalents · UK Azure Blue equivalents

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