What is the difference between Dark Blue and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxford Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Blue vs Oxford Blue

Dark Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11181
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #112e4d (estimate)

Oxford Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.807
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #373a59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Blue.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Dark Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxford Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Oxford Blue?

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 Oxford Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxford Blue
Dark Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Dark Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxford Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Amethyst Blue (AK11183)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue
Oxford Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue
Oxford Blue vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dark Blue equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents