What is the difference between Night Blue and Ink Skin?

ΔE 31 (loose). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Blue vs Ink Skin

Night Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0862
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #2c4059 (estimate)

Ink Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.093
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #391b1b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Night Blue.

Can I use Ink Skin instead of Night Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Ink Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Night Blue.

Can I use Night Blue instead of Ink Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Blue is noticeably lighter, 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 Night Blue on the colour wheel See Ink Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Blue

Night Blue vs Ink Blue (72.088)Game Color Ink · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Night Blue vs Smoke Ink (70.939)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Ink Skin
Night Blue vs Ink Dark Turquoise (72.084)Game Color Ink · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Ink Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ink Skin

Ink Skin vs Matt Satin Black (A.MIG-0758)Shaders · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Night Blue
Ink Skin vs Matt Ash Black (A.MIG-0759)Shaders · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Night Blue
Ink Skin vs Matt Chocolate Brown (A.MIG-0756)Shaders · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Night Blue

All matches: Night Blue equivalents · Ink Skin equivalents