Metallic Blue
AK Interactive · Metallic (3rd Gen) · AK11199
#829C99 · L*62.4 a*-9.7 b*-1.5
The closest match to AK Interactive Metallic Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Metallic Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mig RLM 78 Hellblau, ΔE 2.0. 18 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Metallic Blue?
Mig RLM 78 Hellblau is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Metallic Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36375 (ΔE 2.1) and Mr. Paint RLM 65 (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Metallic Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue RLM78, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Metallic Blue equivalent in Mig
- A RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Fs 36314 (bs 626) Acrylics AMIG0207 ΔE 4.3 · close
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36375 Mr Color 308 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 Mr Color 334 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 65 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A057 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Nato Gray FS26329 Mr Paint MRP-096 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Metallic Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Celestra Grey Base ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.2 · similar
Metallic Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Metallic Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Light Blue RLM78 Model Air 71.101 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Light Green Blue Model Color 70.972 ΔE 4.3 · close
Metallic Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Clover Acrylic Colors 923 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Sea Mist Acrylic Colors 2486 ΔE 5.0 · close
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 4.5 · close
Metallic Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Pale Lichen Master Series Paints Core Colors 9084 ΔE 4.1 · close
- E Boggard Green Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89515 ΔE 10.1 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Cockpit Green Raf TC-0127 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Metallic Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C German Early Field Grey Light Paint System 77C ΔE 4.6 · close
- D British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 6.2 · similar
Metallic Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Emerald Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Pastel Green Artist Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Metallic Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #78969D | Frost Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| The Army Painter | #8E9999 | Cadre Grey Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #71A4A7 | Parrot Blue Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #88A38E | Pearl Pastel Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #64857E | Grey Teal Acrylic Colors | ΔE 9.1 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 9.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.8 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 10.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 11.6 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 12.9 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 13.0 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A RLM 78 (1942) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Light Blue Fs 35414 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B A-18f Light Grey-blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Rlm 65 (1938) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C A-18f Light Grey-blue Air ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.9 · close
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