What is the difference between Seafarer Blue and Magic Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Magic Blue is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Seafarer Blue vs Magic Blue

Seafarer Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #489cc9 (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 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Magic Blue is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Seafarer Blue.

Can I use Magic Blue instead of Seafarer Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Magic Blue is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Seafarer Blue.

Can I use Seafarer Blue instead of Magic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Seafarer Blue is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Seafarer Blue on the colour wheel See Magic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Seafarer Blue

Seafarer Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Magic Blue
Seafarer Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Magic Blue
Seafarer Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Magic Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Magic Blue

Magic Blue vs Relic BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Seafarer Blue
Magic Blue vs Leviathan BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, close · closer than Seafarer Blue
Magic Blue vs Elysium BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Seafarer Blue equivalents · Magic Blue equivalents