Pla Dark Blue
AK Interactive · AFV · AK4251
#304246 · L*26.6 a*-6.0 b*-4.8
The closest match to AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue is a dark, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Cobalt Metal at ΔE 1.6. 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 Pla Dark Blue?
The Army Painter Cobalt Metal is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Grotto (ΔE 2.0) and Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Forest Skin, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue Shop The Army Painter Cobalt Metal Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0 · similar
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Hunter Green Acrylic Colors 406 ΔE 4.1 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Dark Reaper Layer ΔE 5.2 · similar
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 3.7 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 2.9 · very close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B London Grey RAL 7026 TC-0247 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Base TC-0102 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.9 · similar
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Hydra Green Wave 2 ΔE 3.6 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C German grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-63 ΔE 4.3 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dark Green Bs381c/641 Mr Color 330 ΔE 4.5 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Toyota Gr Supra Matte Storm Gray Mr Paint - Car MRP-C022 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dark Green Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-288 ΔE 5.0 · close
Pla Dark Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Phtalo Green Pure Pigments PG7 ΔE 3.6 · close
- E Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 PB 36 ΔE 11.3 · far
Pla Dark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 4.0 |
| Vallejo | #3E4A4A | Deep Forest Skin Nocturna Models | ΔE 4.1 |
| Italeri | #323B3B | Graugrün RLM 74 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #303839 | PRIME Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.8 |
| Scale75 | #30383B | Panzer Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.6 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Reaper | #1C3947 | Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mig | #434E48 | RLM 74 Graugrün Acrylics | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.2 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B FS 35164 Intermediate Blue Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air ΔE 3.7 · close
- C French Army Grey-blue AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.9 · close
- C RLM 66 (1938) Real Colors - WWII ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Rlm 66 (1938) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 4.4 · close
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