What is the difference between Deep Cobalt Blue and UK Azure Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). UK Azure Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Cobalt Blue vs UK Azure 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)

UK Azure Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a87af (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK Azure Blue is more muted, cooler than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use UK Azure Blue instead of Deep Cobalt Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). UK Azure Blue is more muted, cooler than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use Deep Cobalt Blue instead of UK Azure Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Cobalt Blue is more saturated, warmer.

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 UK Azure Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Cobalt Blue

Deep Cobalt Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Deep Cobalt Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Deep Cobalt Blue vs Elfic Blue (72.117)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to UK Azure Blue

UK Azure Blue vs Rainfall Blue (IONIC-0087)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Cobalt Blue
UK Azure Blue vs Azure Blue (ATOM-20119)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Cobalt Blue
UK Azure Blue vs Navy Blue (ATOM-20106)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Cobalt Blue

All matches: Deep Cobalt Blue equivalents · UK Azure Blue equivalents