What is the difference between Marine Blue and Dark Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Dark Blue

Marine Blue

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

Dark Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.930
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28396a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue instead of Marine Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Dark Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Dark 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 Dark 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 Dark Blue
Marine Blue vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Blue
Marine Blue vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Blue

Dark Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Marine Blue
Dark Blue vs Abyss Blue (IONIC-0099)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Marine Blue
Dark Blue vs Twilight Purple (IONIC-0078)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Marine Blue

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Dark Blue equivalents