What is the difference between Semi Gloss Black and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Infantry Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Semi Gloss Black vs Infantry Blue

Semi Gloss Black

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-92
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231f20 (estimate)

Infantry Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.752
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c1c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is more saturated than Semi Gloss Black.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Semi Gloss Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Infantry Blue is more saturated than Semi Gloss Black.

Can I use Semi Gloss Black instead of Infantry Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Semi Gloss Black 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 Semi Gloss Black on the colour wheel See Infantry Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Semi Gloss Black

Semi Gloss Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Semi Gloss Black vs German Grey (70.995)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Semi Gloss Black vs Gloss Black (70.861)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Infantry Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs JASDF Deep Ocean Blue (C-375)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Semi Gloss Black
Infantry Blue vs Black (C-2)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Infantry Blue vs Flat Black (C-33)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Semi Gloss Black equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents