What is the difference between Interior Blue Soviet and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Russian AF Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Interior Blue Soviet vs Russian AF Blue

Interior Blue Soviet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-392
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41a0be (estimate)

Russian AF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3692bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Blue is a little darker than Interior Blue Soviet.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Interior Blue Soviet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Russian AF Blue is a little darker than Interior Blue Soviet.

Can I use Interior Blue Soviet instead of Russian AF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Interior Blue Soviet is a little lighter.

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 Interior Blue Soviet on the colour wheel See Russian AF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Interior Blue Soviet

Interior Blue Soviet vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Interior Blue Soviet vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Interior Blue Soviet vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs JASDF Shallow Ocean Blue (C-374)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair
Russian AF Blue vs Azure Blue (C-370)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair
Russian AF Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (H-418)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Interior Blue Soviet equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents