What is the difference between Blue FS15050 and Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15050 vs Blue

Blue FS15050

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #313a5b (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.925
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312d4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little darker, warmer than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Blue instead of Blue FS15050?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue is a little darker, warmer than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Blue FS15050 instead of Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS15050

Blue FS15050 vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue
Blue FS15050 vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue
Blue FS15050 vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Blue

Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue FS15050
Blue vs Blue FS15044 (C-326)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue FS15050
Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Blue FS15050 equivalents · Blue equivalents