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

ΔE 9 (close). Ultramarine Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Cobalt Blue vs Ultramarine 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)

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ultramarine Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Deep Cobalt Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ultramarine Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Deep Cobalt Blue.

Can I use Deep Cobalt Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Cobalt Blue is a little lighter, 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 Deep Cobalt Blue on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Cobalt Blue

Deep Cobalt Blue vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
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 Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Medium Blue (AMMO.F-525)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Uniform Blue (ATOM-20107)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Mediterranean Blue (IONIC-0089)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Cobalt Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents