Medium Blue
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11184
#163A48 · L*22.5 a*-7.8 b*-12.4
The closest match to AK Interactive Medium Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Medium Blue is a very dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Deep Ocean, ΔE 1.6. 15 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 Medium Blue?
Reaper Deep Ocean is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Medium Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Azure Magic (ΔE 2.3) and Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Medium Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 4.6 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Medium Blue Shop Reaper Deep Ocean Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Medium Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Gunmetal Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9126 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Azure Magic Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.5 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Iron Mr Metal Color 212 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 4.7 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint MRP-417 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint MRP-281 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- C Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 4.0 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.5 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Italeri
- C Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Schwarzgrün RLM 70 Acrylic Paint 4780AP ΔE 7.5 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Abyssal Turquoise Game Color 72.120 ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body 1469 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) Fluid 2270 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
Medium Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #153238 | Dark Blue 438m | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.9 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.9 |
| Citadel | #06455D | Stegadon Scale Green Base | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #1F435B | Award Blue Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tamiya | #2E3B43 | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.9 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #1E2D32 | Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.6 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #0C3333 | Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 8.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.6 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.4 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 14.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- C RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Light Prussian Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Turquoise -76- Figures ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Pla Dark Blue AFV ΔE 6.2 · similar
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