What is the difference between Paralyze Blue and Storm Blue?

ΔE 27 (loose). Storm Blue is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Paralyze Blue vs Storm Blue

Paralyze Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN18
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a7abd (estimate)

Storm Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.412
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #303c7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Storm Blue is noticeably darker, warmer than Paralyze Blue.

Can I use Storm Blue instead of Paralyze Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Storm Blue is noticeably darker, warmer than Paralyze Blue.

Can I use Paralyze Blue instead of Storm Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Paralyze Blue is noticeably lighter, 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 Paralyze Blue on the colour wheel See Storm Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Paralyze Blue

Paralyze Blue vs Mystic Blue (72.411)Xpress Color · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Storm Blue
Paralyze Blue vs Iceberg Grey (72.463)Xpress Color · ΔE 34, loose
Paralyze Blue vs Wagram Blue (72.464)Xpress Color · ΔE 34, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Storm Blue

Storm Blue vs Replenish Blue (SIN29)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Paralyze Blue
Storm Blue vs Fairy Blood (SIN12)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Paralyze Blue
Storm Blue vs Arcane Purple (SIN27)Instant Colors · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Paralyze Blue

All matches: Paralyze Blue equivalents · Storm Blue equivalents