What is the difference between Primary Blue and Magic Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Magic Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Blue vs Magic Blue

Primary Blue

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

Magic Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #148dd4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Magic Blue is a little darker, warmer than Primary Blue.

Can I use Magic 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). Magic Blue is a little darker, warmer than Primary Blue.

Can I use Primary Blue instead of Magic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Blue is a little 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 Primary Blue on the colour wheel See Magic 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 Magic Blue
Primary Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Magic Blue
Primary Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Magic Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Magic Blue

Magic Blue vs Amarth Blue (SFG30)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Blue
Magic Blue vs Sky Blue (SC50)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair
Magic Blue vs Mediterranean Blue (SC51)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Primary Blue equivalents · Magic Blue equivalents