What is the difference between Mediterranean Blue and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Ultramarine Blue is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mediterranean Blue vs Ultramarine Blue

Mediterranean Blue

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

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ultramarine Blue is warmer than Mediterranean Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Mediterranean Blue?

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

Can I use Mediterranean Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mediterranean Blue is 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 Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mediterranean Blue

Mediterranean Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Mediterranean Blue vs Magic Blue (72.021)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Mediterranean Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Medium Blue (AMMO.F-525)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mediterranean Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Uniform Blue (ATOM-20107)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mediterranean Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Deep Cobalt Blue (AMMO.F-520)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mediterranean Blue

All matches: Mediterranean Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents