What is the difference between Blue FS15050 and Dark Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS15050 vs Dark Blue

Blue FS15050

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

Dark Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.930
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28396a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue is more saturated than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Blue FS15050?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Dark Blue is more saturated than Blue FS15050.

Can I use Blue FS15050 instead of Dark Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS15050 is more muted.

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (H-322)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue FS15050
Dark Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Blue vs Blue FS15044 (C-326)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Blue FS15050 equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents