What is the difference between Brilliant Blue and Royal Blue?

ΔE 15 (loose). Royal Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brilliant Blue vs Royal Blue

Brilliant Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09116
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #004c79 (estimate)

Royal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.809
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #264a8b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Royal Blue is more saturated, warmer than Brilliant Blue.

Can I use Royal Blue instead of Brilliant Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Royal Blue is more saturated, warmer than Brilliant Blue.

Can I use Brilliant Blue instead of Royal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brilliant Blue is more muted, 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 Brilliant Blue on the colour wheel See Royal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brilliant Blue

Brilliant Blue vs Medium Blue (70.963)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Royal Blue
Brilliant Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Royal Blue
Brilliant Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Royal Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Royal Blue

Royal Blue vs Sapphire Blue (09016)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brilliant Blue
Royal Blue vs Indigo Sky (09080)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Brilliant Blue
Royal Blue vs Ultramarine Highlight (09189)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Brilliant Blue

All matches: Brilliant Blue equivalents · Royal Blue equivalents