How does the Dark Azure look compared to Medium Blue?

[hachiroku]

I'm building a car in Medium Blue and I need the 98282 mudguards. I found them in bricklink, but only in Dark Azure.

I'm looking pictures of both colours in google, but I can't get some idea of this.

Could you post a pic of both colours together or tell me something about the diference?

Thanks!

[tafkatb]

Here's a picture of various shades of blue from The New Elementary; unfortunately the Medium Blue and Dark Azure elements are not right next to each other so it's a bit difficult to get a sense of the contrast.

I'm looking at two bricks of these colors right now, but don't have a camera handy. I can tell you this much: Dark Azure is both noticeably darker than Medium Blue and also has a greenish tinge, so in my opinion they clash a bit. Too different to look like shades of the same color, but too similar to give decent contrast. Looking at the available colors, I personally think you'd be better off with plain ol' white.

[hachiroku]

Thank you!

Looking at that picture, I think I'm going to get them. They are enough close for what I'm building.

The ideal way would be building it in full Darl Azure, but all the bricks I need don`t exist in that color.

Another alternative was Medium Azur with the Dark Azur mudguards, but there is more contrast I think.

Edited June 12, 2016 by hachiroku

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[Sven F]

Why do you need mudguards for that car? They aren't very pronounced on the real car. I did one in medium blue. Some of those slopes are a bit hard to find now though.

http://www.vincentoverland.com/junk/cmi1.jpg

[hachiroku]

Why do you need mudguards for that car? They aren't very pronounced on the real car. I did one in medium blue. Some of those slopes are a bit hard to find now though.

http://www.vincentov...m/junk/cmi1.jpg

The way I built it looks better with the mudguards. I removed them, it's ok and stable but... I don't know, I don't like it, even if it's less "correct".

It will be for a Lego Ideas project. I have yellow mudguards now, and I can change the colour on Photoshop, so no problem with that. But I want to have the Dharma Van in my desk with the proper colours.