What is the difference between Ultramarine Blue and Azure?

ΔE 12 (fair). Azure is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Blue vs Azure

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #266ab6 (estimate)

Azure

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.902
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5667a4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Azure is more muted, warmer than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Azure instead of Ultramarine Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Azure is more muted, warmer than Ultramarine Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Azure?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is more saturated, 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 Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel See Azure on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Azure
Ultramarine Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Azure
Ultramarine Blue vs Imperial Blue (72.020)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Azure

Azure vs Medium Blue (AMMO.F-525)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Azure vs Uniform Blue (ATOM-20107)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Azure vs Uniform Blue (AMMO.F-523)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ultramarine Blue

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Azure equivalents