What is the difference between Blue FS15050 and Dark Sea Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15050 vs Dark Sea Blue

Blue FS15050

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34354b (estimate)

Dark Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.898
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #202835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Dark Sea Blue instead of Blue FS15050?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Blue FS15050 instead of Dark Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15050 is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 FS15050 on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS15050

Blue FS15050 vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Sea Blue
Blue FS15050 vs Luftwaffe Uniform (70.816)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Sea Blue
Blue FS15050 vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Sea Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Sea Blue

Dark Sea Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue FS15050
Dark Sea Blue vs RLM 70 Black Green (C-18)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue FS15050
Dark Sea Blue vs Teer Schwarz (C-521)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue FS15050

All matches: Blue FS15050 equivalents · Dark Sea Blue equivalents