Electric Blue vs Fluorescent Violet

Electric Blue

Brand
Scale75
Range
FX Fluor
Code
SFX04
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#2a226e (estimate)

Fluorescent Violet

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.159
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#662485 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Violet is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Electric Blue.

Can I use Fluorescent Violet instead of Electric Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Fluorescent Violet is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Electric Blue.

Can I use Electric Blue instead of Fluorescent Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Electric Blue is a little darker, more muted, 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 Electric Blue on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Electric Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Fluorescent Violet

All matches: Electric Blue equivalents · Fluorescent Violet equivalents

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