What is the difference between Ocean Blue and Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Blue vs Blue

Ocean Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20102
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1b213b (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.925
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312d4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ocean Blue.

Can I use Blue instead of Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ocean Blue.

Can I use Ocean Blue instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Blue is a little darker, 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 Ocean Blue on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Blue

Ocean Blue vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Ocean Blue vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Ocean Blue vs Midnight Purple (72.116)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue

Blue vs Deep GreyIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ocean Blue
Blue vs Space Purple (A.MIG-3526)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, close
Blue vs Marine Blue (ATOM-20103)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Ocean Blue equivalents · Blue equivalents