What is the difference between Deep Blue and Mystic Blue?

ΔE 26 (loose). Mystic Blue is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Blue vs Mystic Blue

Deep Blue

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

Mystic Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.411
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #23457e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mystic Blue is much more muted, cooler than Deep Blue.

Can I use Mystic Blue instead of Deep Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Mystic Blue is much more muted, cooler than Deep Blue.

Can I use Deep Blue instead of Mystic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Blue is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Mystic Blue 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 Mystic Blue
Deep Blue vs Vampiric Purple (72.461)Xpress Color · ΔE 31, loose
Deep Blue vs Legacy Blue (72.480)Xpress Color · ΔE 31, loose

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Mystic Blue

Mystic Blue vs Dark Purple (515)1-Step · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Deep Blue
Mystic Blue vs Blue (500)1-Step · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Deep Blue
Mystic Blue vs Dark Blue Black (503)1-Step · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Deep Blue

All matches: Deep Blue equivalents · Mystic Blue equivalents