What is the difference between Marine Blue and Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Blue

Marine Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3527
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34507d (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303f68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Marine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue 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 Marine Blue on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Medium Blue (70.963)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue
Marine Blue vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue
Marine Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue

Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Marine Blue
Blue vs Twilight Purple (IONIC-0078)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close
Blue vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents