What is the difference between Navy Blue and Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs Blue

Navy Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC54
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #223364 (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.925
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312d4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue is more muted, warmer than Navy Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Navy Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Blue is more muted, warmer than Navy Blue.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy 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 Navy Blue on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Dark Blue (70.930)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue
Navy Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue
Navy Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Blue

Blue vs Violet (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Navy Blue
Blue vs Deep Blue (SC55)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Navy Blue
Blue vs Eldandil Violet (SFG27)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Navy Blue

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents