What is the difference between Navy Blue and UK Azure Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). UK Azure Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs UK Azure Blue

Navy Blue

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

UK Azure Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a87af (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK Azure Blue is a little lighter than Navy Blue.

Can I use UK Azure Blue instead of Navy Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). UK Azure Blue is a little lighter than Navy Blue.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of UK Azure Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy Blue is a little darker.

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 UK Azure Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Navy Blue vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Navy Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to UK Azure Blue

UK Azure Blue vs Rainfall Blue (IONIC-0087)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Navy Blue
UK Azure Blue vs Azure Blue (ATOM-20119)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Navy Blue
UK Azure Blue vs Deep Cobalt Blue (AMMO.F-520)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · UK Azure Blue equivalents