What is the difference between Medium Blue and Alien Purple?

ΔE 20 (loose). Alien Purple is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Alien Purple

Medium Blue

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

Alien Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #766ebd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Alien Purple is much more saturated, warmer than Medium Blue.

Can I use Alien Purple instead of Medium Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Alien Purple is much more saturated, warmer than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Alien Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Blue is much 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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Alien Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Alien Purple
Medium Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Alien Purple
Medium Blue vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Alien Purple

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Alien Purple

Alien Purple vs Mauve (ATOM-20155)ATOM · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Medium Blue
Alien Purple vs Ultramarine Blue (IONIC-0095)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Medium Blue
Alien Purple vs Blue Violet (IONIC-0080)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Medium Blue

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Alien Purple equivalents