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

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24

Marine Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20103
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #173857 (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter than Marine Blue.

Can I use Dark Blue RLM24 instead of Marine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Blue RLM24 is a little lighter than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Dark Blue RLM24?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is a little darker.

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 RLM24 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Blue

Marine Blue vs Deep Sky (71.090)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Marine Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24
Marine Blue vs Turquoise (70.966)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Blue RLM24

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 Marine Blue
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Dark Blue RLM24 vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Dark Blue RLM24 equivalents