What is the difference between Uniform Blue and Crystal Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Crystal Blue is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Uniform Blue vs Crystal Blue

Uniform Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #26649c (estimate)

Crystal Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #006cb4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Crystal Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Uniform Blue.

Can I use Crystal Blue instead of Uniform Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Crystal Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Uniform Blue.

Can I use Uniform Blue instead of Crystal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Uniform Blue is a little darker, more muted.

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 Uniform Blue on the colour wheel See Crystal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Uniform Blue

Uniform Blue vs Stratos BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Crystal Blue
Uniform Blue vs Griffon BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Crystal Blue
Uniform Blue vs Regal BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Crystal Blue

Crystal Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (IONIC-0095)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Uniform Blue
Crystal Blue vs Mediterranean Blue (IONIC-0089)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Uniform Blue
Crystal Blue vs Blue (ATOM-20110)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Uniform Blue

All matches: Uniform Blue equivalents · Crystal Blue equivalents