What is the difference between Hellblau RLM 78 and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hellblau RLM 78 vs Medium Grey Blue

Hellblau RLM 78

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7ca5a2 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer than Hellblau RLM 78.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Hellblau RLM 78?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer than Hellblau RLM 78.

Can I use Hellblau RLM 78 instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hellblau RLM 78 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 Hellblau RLM 78 on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hellblau RLM 78

Hellblau RLM 78 vs Light Blue RLM65 (71.255)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Hellblau RLM 78 vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Hellblau RLM 78 vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Light Grey Green (ATOM-20138)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hellblau RLM 78
Medium Grey Blue vs Armour Grey (IONIC-0168)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close
Medium Grey Blue vs Field Grey Highlight FS-34414 (AMMO.F-513)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Hellblau RLM 78 equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents