What is the difference between Violet Grey and Pastel Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Pastel Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Violet Grey vs Pastel Blue

Violet Grey

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #717fa2 (estimate)

Pastel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.901
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7892 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Blue is a little darker, cooler than Violet Grey.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Violet Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pastel Blue is a little darker, cooler than Violet Grey.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Pastel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Violet Grey is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Violet Grey on the colour wheel See Pastel Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
Violet Grey vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Violet Grey vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Pastel Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Pastel Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 10, fair
Pastel Blue vs Caspian Blue (SC07)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Violet Grey equivalents · Pastel Blue equivalents