What is the difference between Ocean Blue and Dark Prussian Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Prussian Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Blue vs Dark Prussian Blue

Ocean Blue

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

Dark Prussian Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.899
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f243f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Prussian Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Ocean Blue.

Can I use Dark Prussian Blue instead of Ocean Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Prussian Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Ocean Blue.

Can I use Ocean Blue instead of Dark Prussian Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Blue

Ocean Blue vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 7, close
Ocean Blue vs Midnight Purple (72.116)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Ocean Blue vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Prussian Blue

Dark Prussian Blue vs Deep GreyIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ocean Blue
Dark Prussian Blue vs Space Purple (A.MIG-3526)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close
Dark Prussian Blue vs Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 (ATOM-20160)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Ocean Blue equivalents · Dark Prussian Blue equivalents