What is the difference between Blue Gray and Pastel Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Pastel Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Gray vs Pastel Blue

Blue Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e688b (estimate)

Pastel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.901
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7892 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Blue Gray.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Blue Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pastel Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Blue Gray.

Can I use Blue Gray instead of Pastel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Gray is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Gray on the colour wheel See Pastel Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Gray

Blue Gray vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Blue Gray vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Blue Gray vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Intermediate Blue FS35164 (C-366)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Gray
Pastel Blue vs Gray (H-22)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue Gray
Pastel Blue vs Neutral Gray (H-53)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue Gray

All matches: Blue Gray equivalents · Pastel Blue equivalents