What is the difference between Elysium Blue and Ultramarine Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Ultramarine Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elysium Blue vs Ultramarine Blue

Elysium Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #547caa (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 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ultramarine Blue is more saturated, warmer than Elysium Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Elysium Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Ultramarine Blue is more saturated, warmer than Elysium Blue.

Can I use Elysium Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elysium Blue is more muted, 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 Elysium Blue on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elysium Blue

Elysium Blue vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Elysium Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Ultramarine Blue
Elysium Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue vs Leviathan BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elysium Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Witching Hour BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elysium Blue
Ultramarine Blue vs Relic BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elysium Blue

All matches: Elysium Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents