What is the difference between Deep Blue and Fluid Pink?

ΔE 44 (loose). Fluid Pink is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Blue vs Fluid Pink

Deep Blue

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 520
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1a3a9a (estimate)

Fluid Pink

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.459
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9c3581 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 44.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluid Pink is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Deep Blue.

Can I use Fluid Pink instead of Deep Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 44). Fluid Pink is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Deep Blue.

Can I use Deep Blue instead of Fluid Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler.

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 Deep Blue on the colour wheel See Fluid Pink on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Blue

Deep Blue vs Storm Blue (72.412)Xpress Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Fluid Pink
Deep Blue vs Mystic Blue (72.411)Xpress Color · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Fluid Pink
Deep Blue vs Vampiric Purple (72.461)Xpress Color · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Fluid Pink

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Fluid Pink

Fluid Pink vs Royal Purple (501)1-Step · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Deep Blue
Fluid Pink vs Dark Purple (515)1-Step · ΔE 33, loose · closer than Deep Blue
Fluid Pink vs Crimson (502)1-Step · ΔE 49, loose

All matches: Deep Blue equivalents · Fluid Pink equivalents