What is the difference between Pale Indigo and Deep Sky Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Indigo vs Deep Sky Blue

Pale Indigo

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09081
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6479b3 (estimate)

Deep Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5594c6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Pale Indigo.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Pale Indigo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Pale Indigo.

Can I use Pale Indigo instead of Deep Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Indigo is a little darker, 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 Pale Indigo on the colour wheel See Deep Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Indigo

Pale Indigo vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Pale Indigo vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Pale Indigo vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Deep Sky Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs Sky Blue (09018)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Indigo
Deep Sky Blue vs True Blue (09017)Master Series Paints · ΔE 16, loose
Deep Sky Blue vs Weathered Blue (09153)Master Series Paints · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Pale Indigo equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents