What is the difference between Prussian Blue Hue and Medium Blue?

ΔE 19 (loose). Medium Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Prussian Blue Hue vs Medium Blue

Prussian Blue Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PBk9 / PB15:0 / PV23
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0e1d44 (estimate)

Medium Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.963
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #224676 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Medium Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Prussian Blue Hue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Prussian Blue Hue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Medium Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Prussian Blue Hue.

Can I use Prussian Blue Hue instead of Medium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Prussian Blue Hue is noticeably darker, 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 Prussian Blue Hue on the colour wheel See Medium Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Prussian Blue Hue

Prussian Blue Hue vs Blue (70.925)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Blue
Prussian Blue Hue vs Violet (70.960)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Blue
Prussian Blue Hue vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Medium Blue

Other Golden paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Cerulean Blue Deep (PB36)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Prussian Blue Hue
Medium Blue vs Azurite HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Prussian Blue Hue
Medium Blue vs Paynes Gray (PB29 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 28, loose

All matches: Prussian Blue Hue equivalents · Medium Blue equivalents