What is the difference between Uniform Blue and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Uniform Blue vs Ultramarine 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)

Ultramarine Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Uniform Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Uniform Blue?

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

Can I use Uniform Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Uniform 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 Uniform Blue on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Uniform Blue

Uniform Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Uniform Blue vs Imperial Blue (72.020)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Uniform Blue vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Medium Blue (AMMO.F-525)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Uniform Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Uniform Blue (ATOM-20107)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Uniform Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Deep Cobalt Blue (AMMO.F-520)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Uniform Blue

All matches: Uniform Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents