What is the difference between Marine Blue and Ensign Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Ensign Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Ensign Blue

Marine Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20103
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #173857 (estimate)

Ensign Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4028P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #003560 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ensign Blue is more saturated, warmer than Marine Blue.

Can I use Ensign Blue instead of Marine Blue?

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

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Ensign Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is more muted, 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 Ensign Blue on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Shadow Thorn (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ensign Blue
Marine Blue vs Dark SkyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ensign Blue
Marine Blue vs Imperial NavyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ensign Blue

Ensign Blue vs Abyss Blue (IONIC-0099)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Marine Blue
Ensign Blue vs Marine Blue (AMMO.F-518)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close
Ensign Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Ensign Blue equivalents