Blue, RAL 5001
AK Interactive · Real Colors - Standard · RC011
#233D54 · L*24.7 a*-2.3 b*-16.9
The closest match to AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001 in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001 is a very dark, muted blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Marking Blue at ΔE 1.3. 14 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001?
Mr. Paint Marking Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001 in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Rlm70 Black Green (ΔE 1.4) and Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001 Shop Mr. Paint Marking Blue (Mr Paint, MRP-124) Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint set
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-124 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Ford Gt Liquid Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C003 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Blue Fs15050 Mr Color 328 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Citadel
- A Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Paint System 74B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Abyssal Turquoise Game Color 72.120 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Wedgewood Blue Arte Deco 85.065 ΔE 5.0 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Tamiya
- B Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Reaper
- B Gunmetal Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9126 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 3.9 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 5.4 · similar
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Scale75
- B Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue, RAL 5001 equivalent in Monument
- C Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Blue, RAL 5001 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #36455A | Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| FolkArt | #013252 | Blue Sapphire Metallics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 6.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mig | #3F4551 | Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.9 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.0 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.1 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 15.4 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.8 · close
- D RLM 83 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Rlm 83 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air ΔE 5.3 · similar
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