What is the difference between Intermediate Blue and Dark Blue RLM24?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Intermediate Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24

Intermediate Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20136
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5672 (estimate)

Dark Blue RLM24

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.266
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #314560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler than Intermediate Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Intermediate Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little darker, cooler than Intermediate Blue.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Intermediate Blue is a little lighter, 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 Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Blue RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Intermediate Blue vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Intermediate Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Blue RLM24

Dark Blue RLM24 vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Intermediate Blue

All matches: Intermediate Blue equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents