What is the difference between Twilight Purple and Medium Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Purple vs Medium Blue

Twilight Purple

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #464e7e (estimate)

Medium Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.963
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #224676 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Blue is a little darker, cooler than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Twilight Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Blue is a little darker, cooler than Twilight Purple.

Can I use Twilight Purple instead of Medium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Purple is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Twilight Purple on the colour wheel See Medium Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Twilight Purple

Twilight Purple vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Twilight Purple vs French Blue (71.088)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Blue
Twilight Purple vs Blue (71.004)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Prussian Blue (ATOM-20108)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Twilight Purple
Medium Blue vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Twilight Purple
Medium Blue vs Abyss Blue (IONIC-0099)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Twilight Purple

All matches: Twilight Purple equivalents · Medium Blue equivalents