What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Oxford Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Oxford Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluish Grey vs Oxford Blue

Bluish Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4865 (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxford Blue is a little darker, warmer than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Bluish Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Oxford Blue is a little darker, warmer than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Oxford Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluish Grey 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 Bluish Grey on the colour wheel See Oxford Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxford Blue
Bluish Grey vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Oxford Blue
Bluish Grey vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Oxford Blue vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
Oxford Blue vs Deep GreyIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Oxford Blue equivalents