Ultramarine Blue vs Cerulean Blue Hue

Ultramarine Blue

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a4a98 (estimate)

Cerulean Blue Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8526
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#104ba7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cerulean Blue Hue is more saturated than Ultramarine Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Ultramarine Blue is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Cerulean Blue Hue is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cerulean Blue Hue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cerulean Blue Hue is more saturated than Ultramarine Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Cerulean Blue Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Blue is 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 Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel See Cerulean Blue Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Cerulean Blue Hue

All matches: Ultramarine Blue equivalents · Cerulean Blue Hue equivalents

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