What is the difference between Ultramarine Shadow and Dark Sea Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Sea Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ultramarine Shadow vs Dark Sea Blue

Ultramarine Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09187
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01293f (estimate)

Dark Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.898
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #202835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Blue is more muted, warmer than Ultramarine Shadow.

Can I use Dark Sea Blue instead of Ultramarine Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Sea Blue is more muted, warmer than Ultramarine Shadow.

Can I use Ultramarine Shadow instead of Dark Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ultramarine Shadow is more saturated, 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 Ultramarine Shadow on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ultramarine Shadow

Ultramarine Shadow vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sea Blue
Ultramarine Shadow vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sea Blue
Ultramarine Shadow vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Sea Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Dark Sea Blue

Dark Sea Blue vs Steely Blue (09151)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ultramarine Shadow
Dark Sea Blue vs Midnight Blue (09019)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ultramarine Shadow
Dark Sea Blue vs Nightshade Purple (09022)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ultramarine Shadow

All matches: Ultramarine Shadow equivalents · Dark Sea Blue equivalents