What is the difference between Dark Blue and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00324f (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Dark Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Blue is a little darker, 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 Dark Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Dark Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Dark Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

Other Tamiya paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Sea Blue (XF-17)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Royal Blue (X-3)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dark Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Gray Violet (Luftwaffe) (AS-4)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dark Blue equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents