What is the difference between Dark Prussian Blue and Infantry Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Prussian Blue vs Infantry Blue

Dark Prussian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #352a34 (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler than Dark Prussian Blue.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Dark Prussian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Infantry Blue is a little darker, cooler than Dark Prussian Blue.

Can I use Dark Prussian Blue instead of Infantry Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Prussian Blue is a little lighter, 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 Dark Prussian Blue on the colour wheel See Infantry Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Prussian Blue

Dark Prussian Blue vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Dark Prussian Blue vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Dark Prussian Blue vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Infantry Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs Prusian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Prussian Blue
Infantry Blue vs Abyssal Blue (SC08)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Prussian Blue
Infantry Blue vs Art Black (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Dark Prussian Blue equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents