What is the difference between Pale Blue Dot and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 27 (loose). Ultramarine Blue is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue Dot vs Ultramarine Blue

Pale Blue Dot

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e6fdd (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 27.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ultramarine Blue is much more muted, cooler than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Pale Blue Dot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Ultramarine Blue is much more muted, cooler than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Pale Blue Dot instead of Ultramarine Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot vs Blueberry (74.031)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Pale Blue Dot vs Alien Purple (72.076)Game Color · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Pale Blue Dot vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 28, loose

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Ultramarine Blue vs Purple People EaterBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Ultramarine Blue vs Twilight at GettysburgBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Pale Blue Dot

All matches: Pale Blue Dot equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents