What is the difference between Deep Cobalt Blue and Alpha Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Alpha Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Cobalt Blue vs Alpha Blue

Deep Cobalt Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-520
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6584ba (estimate)

Alpha Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #697bb9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Alpha Blue is more saturated, warmer than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use Alpha Blue instead of Deep Cobalt Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Alpha Blue is more saturated, warmer than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use Deep Cobalt Blue instead of Alpha Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Cobalt Blue is more muted, 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 Deep Cobalt Blue on the colour wheel See Alpha Blue on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Deep Cobalt Blue

Deep Cobalt Blue vs Consul BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Alpha Blue
Deep Cobalt Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Alpha Blue
Deep Cobalt Blue vs Baron BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Alpha Blue

Alpha Blue vs Medium Blue (AMMO.F-525)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close
Alpha Blue vs Azure Blue (ATOM-20119)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair
Alpha Blue vs Mauve (ATOM-20155)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Deep Cobalt Blue equivalents · Alpha Blue equivalents