What is the difference between Ultramarine Blue and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Oxford Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Blue vs Oxford Blue

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e476a (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 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little darker, warmer than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

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

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Oxford Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, 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 Oxford 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 Oxford Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxford Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 6, 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 Ultramarine Blue
Oxford Blue vs Dark Blue (AK11181)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close
Oxford Blue vs Clear Blue (AK11214)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents