What is the difference between Steely Blue and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Infantry Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steely Blue vs Infantry Blue

Steely Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09151
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #122334 (estimate)

Infantry Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.752
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c1c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is more muted, warmer than Steely Blue.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Steely Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Infantry Blue is more muted, warmer than Steely Blue.

Can I use Steely Blue instead of Infantry Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steely Blue is 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 Steely Blue on the colour wheel See Infantry Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Steely Blue

Steely Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Steely Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Steely Blue vs Glossy Sea Blue (71.300)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Reaper paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs Midnight Blue (09019)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steely Blue
Infantry Blue vs Nightshade Purple (09022)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steely Blue
Infantry Blue vs Pure Black (09037)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Steely Blue equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents