Dark Blue
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11181
#1E2D4C · L*18.7 a*4.5 b*-21.1
The closest match to AK Interactive Dark Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Dark Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Blue Angels Blue at ΔE 1.4. 12 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 Dark Blue?
Italeri Blue Angels Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Prussian Blue Hue (ΔE 1.4) and Revell Dark Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dark Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Mediterranean Blue, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Dark Blue Shop Italeri Blue Angels Blue Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Dark Blue equivalent in Italeri
- A Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint 4687AP ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 13.4 · far
Dark Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7460 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body 1460 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Blue equivalent in Revell
- A Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.6 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Cobalt Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2926 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Blue Tone Warpaints Tone WP1139 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air 71.313 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Imperial Blue Game Color 72.020 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Blue Light Paint System 66C ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C French Blue Paint System 65B ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21976E ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #0C2140 | Ocean Blue Warfront Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Tom Color | #223754 | Dark Mediterranean Blue | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #212F5E | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.2 |
| Citadel | #1A213D | Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.8 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.2 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 8.3 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 9.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 19.2 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Pla Sea Blue AFV ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Russian Blue Lights Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.9 · similar
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