Pla Intermediate Blue
AK Interactive · AFV · AK4253
#285A75 · L*36.1 a*-7.7 b*-20.3
The closest match to AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Steel Blue, ΔE 1.2. 22 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 Intermediate Blue?
Vallejo Steel Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Escama do Boitatá (ΔE 2.1) and Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel Blue, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue Shop Vallejo Steel Blue Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Blue Model Air 71.087 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 4.6 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- B Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 4.0 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 3.9 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Azure Blue Acrylic Colors 643 ΔE 4.9 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Azure Magic Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 4.1 · close
- C The Fang Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-316 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- D Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D USN Flight Deck Blue 21 MMP-132 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Moody Blue Gloss™ 20287E ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Pla Intermediate Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #326A8B | Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.8 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Reaper | #02578E | Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Tamiya | #006A94 | Flat blue Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.7 |
| Duncan | #3E5165 | Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.1 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #005AA3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.3 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.4 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 11.4 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- D Intense Blue -77- Figures ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Raf Azure Blue Air ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Ocean Gray (fs35164) AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 7.6 · similar
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