What is the difference between Ultramarine Blue and Deep Sky?

ΔE 8 (close). Deep Sky is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Blue vs Deep Sky

Ultramarine Blue

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

Deep Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.090
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #233552 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Sky is a little darker than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky instead of Ultramarine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Deep Sky is a little darker than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Deep Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter.

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 Deep Sky 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 Deep Sky
Ultramarine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Sky
Ultramarine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Sky

Other AK Interactive paints close to Deep Sky

Deep Sky vs Dark Blue (AK11181)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Deep Sky vs Amethyst Blue (AK11183)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close
Deep Sky vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Deep Sky equivalents