What is the difference between Ultramarine Blue and Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Blue vs Blue

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e476a (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is warmer than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Blue is warmer than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is 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 Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Blue

Blue vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close
Blue vs Dark Blue (AK11181)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair
Blue vs Imperial Blue (AK11180)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents