What is the difference between Caspian Blue and Faded P.R.U. Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caspian Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue

Caspian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC07
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6173 (estimate)

Faded P.R.U. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e6c78 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little lighter than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Faded P.R.U. Blue instead of Caspian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little lighter than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Caspian Blue instead of Faded P.R.U. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caspian Blue is a little darker.

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 Caspian Blue on the colour wheel See Faded P.R.U. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caspian Blue

Caspian Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue
Caspian Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Caspian Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Faded P.R.U. Blue

Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Pastel Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Innsmouth Blue (SFG46)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Caspian Blue equivalents · Faded P.R.U. Blue equivalents