What is the difference between Pure Black and Continental Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Continental Blue is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Black vs Continental Blue

Pure Black

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #191919 (estimate)

Continental Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.754
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d1f27 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Continental Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Pure Black.

Can I use Continental Blue instead of Pure Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Continental Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Pure Black.

Can I use Pure Black instead of Continental Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Black is a little darker, 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 Pure Black on the colour wheel See Continental Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Black

Pure Black vs Gloss Black (70.861)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Continental Blue
Pure Black vs Black (70.950)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Continental Blue
Pure Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Continental Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Continental Blue

Continental Blue vs Midnight Blue (09019)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pure Black
Continental Blue vs Nightshade Purple (09022)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Continental Blue vs Steely Blue (09151)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Pure Black equivalents · Continental Blue equivalents