What is the difference between Marine Blue and Steel Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Steel Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Blue vs Steel Blue

Marine Blue

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

Steel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.087
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1e394e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Steel Blue is more muted, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Steel Blue instead of Marine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Steel Blue is more muted, cooler than Marine Blue.

Can I use Marine Blue instead of Steel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Marine Blue is more saturated, warmer.

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 Steel Blue 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 Steel Blue
Marine Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Steel Blue
Marine Blue vs Turquoise (70.966)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steel Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Steel Blue

Steel Blue vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Marine Blue
Steel Blue vs Marine Blue (AMMO.F-518)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close
Steel Blue vs Raptor Shuttle Turquoise (A.MIG-3533)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Marine Blue equivalents · Steel Blue equivalents