What is the difference between Royal Blue and Turquoise?

ΔE 13 (fair). Turquoise is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Blue vs Turquoise

Royal Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f3e67 (estimate)

Turquoise

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.966
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1d445f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Turquoise is more muted, cooler than Royal Blue.

Can I use Turquoise instead of Royal Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Turquoise is more muted, cooler than Royal Blue.

Can I use Royal Blue instead of Turquoise?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Blue is more saturated, 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 Royal Blue on the colour wheel See Turquoise on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Blue

Royal Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Turquoise
Royal Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Turquoise
Royal Blue vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Turquoise

Other Tamiya paints close to Turquoise

Turquoise vs Sea Blue (XF-17)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Blue
Turquoise vs Dark Blue (TS-55)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Royal Blue
Turquoise vs Dark Mica Blue (TS-64)TS Spray · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Royal Blue equivalents · Turquoise equivalents