Ultramarines Blue vs Ultramarine Highlight

Ultramarines Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#1a3a8a (estimate)

Ultramarine Highlight

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09189
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#0066ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ultramarine Highlight is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Ultramarines Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Ultramarines Blue is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Ultramarine Highlight is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ultramarine Highlight instead of Ultramarines Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Ultramarine Highlight is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Ultramarines Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Ultramarines Blue instead of Ultramarine Highlight?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarines Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Ultramarines Blue on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Highlight on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Ultramarines Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Ultramarine Highlight

All matches: Ultramarines Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Highlight equivalents

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