What is the difference between Intermediate Blue and Prussian Blue?

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

Intermediate Blue vs Prussian Blue

Intermediate Blue

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

Prussian Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.965
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #354364 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Prussian Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Intermediate Blue.

Can I use Prussian Blue instead of Intermediate Blue?

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

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Prussian Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Intermediate 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 Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel See Prussian Blue 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 Prussian Blue
Intermediate Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Prussian Blue
Intermediate Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Prussian Blue

Prussian Blue vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Prussian Blue vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Prussian Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close · closer than Intermediate Blue

All matches: Intermediate Blue equivalents · Prussian Blue equivalents