What is the difference between Navy Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs Grey Blue

Navy Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5577a0 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.943
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #546c87 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted than Navy Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Navy Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted than Navy Blue.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy Blue is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Navy Blue on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Blue
Navy Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grey Blue
Navy Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Shadow Grey (IONIC-0088)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Navy Blue
Grey Blue vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 10, close
Grey Blue vs Misty Grey (IONIC-0077)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents