What is the difference between Medium Blue and Alaitoc Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Alaitoc Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Alaitoc Blue

Medium Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-525
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5278b0 (estimate)

Alaitoc Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a6a9a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Alaitoc Blue is a little darker, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Alaitoc Blue instead of Medium Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Alaitoc Blue is a little darker, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Alaitoc Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Blue is a little lighter, 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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Alaitoc Blue on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Imrik BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Alaitoc Blue
Medium Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Medium Blue vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Alaitoc Blue

Alaitoc Blue vs Uniform Blue (ATOM-20107)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Alaitoc Blue vs Uniform Blue (AMMO.F-523)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Alaitoc Blue vs Mediterranean Blue (IONIC-0089)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Blue

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Alaitoc Blue equivalents