What is the difference between Blue FS15044 and Violet?

ΔE 8 (close). Violet is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15044 vs Violet

Blue FS15044

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

Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.960
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #342b4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Violet instead of Blue FS15044?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Violet is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Blue FS15044.

Can I use Blue FS15044 instead of Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15044 is a little lighter, 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 Blue FS15044 on the colour wheel See Violet 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 Violet
Blue FS15044 vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Violet
Blue FS15044 vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Violet

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Violet

Violet vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue FS15044
Violet vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Violet vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Blue FS15044 equivalents · Violet equivalents