What is the difference between Pastel Blue and Faded P.R.U. Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue

Pastel Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f758a (estimate)

Faded P.R.U. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e6c78 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted than Pastel Blue.

Can I use Faded P.R.U. Blue instead of Pastel Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted than Pastel Blue.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Faded P.R.U. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Blue is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Pastel Blue on the colour wheel See Faded P.R.U. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue
Pastel Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue
Pastel Blue vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Faded P.R.U. Blue

Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Caspian Blue (SC07)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Innsmouth Blue (SFG46)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Pastel Blue equivalents · Faded P.R.U. Blue equivalents