Witching Hour Blue vs Ultramarine Blue

Witching Hour Blue

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: midtones
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3665b0 (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Witching Hour Blue.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Witching Hour Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Ultramarine Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Witching Hour Blue.

Can I use Witching Hour Blue instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Witching Hour Blue is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Witching Hour Blue on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Witching Hour Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ultramarine Blue

All matches: Witching Hour Blue equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents

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