What is the difference between Phthalo Cyanine Blue and Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phthalo Cyanine Blue vs Blue

Phthalo Cyanine Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-322
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #33345f (estimate)

Blue

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little darker, more muted than Phthalo Cyanine Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Phthalo Cyanine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Blue is a little darker, more muted than Phthalo Cyanine Blue.

Can I use Phthalo Cyanine Blue instead of Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Phthalo Cyanine Blue

Phthalo Cyanine Blue vs Dark Blue (70.930)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue
Phthalo Cyanine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue
Phthalo Cyanine Blue vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Blue

Blue vs Blue FS15044 (C-326)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Blue vs Phthalo Cyanine Blue (C-322)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Blue vs Blue FS15050 (C-328)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents