Deep Blue
AK Interactive · Intense (3rd Gen) · AK11182
#1A4067 · L*26.3 a*1.1 b*-26.8
The closest match to AK Interactive Deep Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Deep Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Medium Blue at ΔE 0.9. 10 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 Deep Blue?
Vallejo Medium Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Deep Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Azul Luminoso (ΔE 1.4) and Foundry Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Deep Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Deep Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Medium Blue Model Color 70.963 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 4.3 · close
Deep Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System 73A ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Deep Blue Paint System 20B ΔE 2.3 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Primer CP3022 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Regal Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 2.6 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 3.9 · close
Deep Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9115 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body 1051 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Phthalo Blue (green Shade) Heavy Body 1255 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Cobalt Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H465 ΔE 4.0 · close
Deep Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #00345C | Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 3.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Scale75 | #253B6D | Navy Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #014689 | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.8 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 7.5 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.3 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.9 · similar
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