What is the difference between Mediterranean Blue and Crystal Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Crystal Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mediterranean Blue vs Crystal Blue

Mediterranean Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0089
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2774ae (estimate)

Crystal Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #006cb4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Crystal Blue is more saturated, warmer than Mediterranean Blue.

Can I use Crystal Blue instead of Mediterranean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Crystal Blue is more saturated, warmer than Mediterranean Blue.

Can I use Mediterranean Blue instead of Crystal Blue?

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Mediterranean Blue

Mediterranean Blue vs Consul BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Crystal Blue
Mediterranean Blue vs Stratos BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Mediterranean Blue vs Griffon BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Crystal Blue

Crystal Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (IONIC-0095)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mediterranean Blue
Crystal Blue vs Blue (ATOM-20110)ATOM · ΔE 10, close
Crystal Blue vs Uniform Blue (AMMO.F-523)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mediterranean Blue equivalents · Crystal Blue equivalents