Fairy Blood vs Legacy Blue

Fairy Blood

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN12
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#444970 (estimate)

Legacy Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.480
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#242755 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Legacy Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated than Fairy Blood.

Can I use Legacy Blue instead of Fairy Blood?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Legacy Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated than Fairy Blood.

Can I use Fairy Blood instead of Legacy Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fairy Blood is noticeably lighter, 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 Fairy Blood on the colour wheel See Legacy Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fairy Blood

Other Scale75 paints close to Legacy Blue

All matches: Fairy Blood equivalents · Legacy Blue equivalents

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