What is the difference between Primary Blue and Deep Sky Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Primary Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02a6e2 (estimate)

Deep Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5594c6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Primary Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Primary Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Primary Blue.

Can I use Primary Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Blue is a little lighter, 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 Primary Blue on the colour wheel See Deep Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Blue

Primary Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Primary Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair
Primary Blue vs Magic Blue (72.021)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs Sky Blue (SC50)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, close · closer than Primary Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Amarth Blue (SFG30)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Primary Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Joridyn Turquoise (SFG31)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Primary Blue

All matches: Primary Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents