What is the difference between Blue FS15044 and Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15044 vs Blue

Blue FS15044

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-326
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34354f (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Blue instead of Blue FS15044?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15044 is a little darker, more muted, 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 Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS15044

Blue FS15044 vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue
Blue FS15044 vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue
Blue FS15044 vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Blue

Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue FS15044
Blue vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue FS15044
Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue FS15044

All matches: Blue FS15044 equivalents · Blue equivalents