What is the difference between Ultramarine Blue and Medium Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Blue vs Medium Blue

Ultramarine Blue

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

Medium Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.963
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #224676 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Blue is more saturated than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Blue is more saturated than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Medium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is more muted.

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

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Medium Blue vs Power Blue (AK17026)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 11, fair
Medium Blue vs Necromancer Purple (AK17005)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Medium Blue equivalents