Pure Blue, RAL 5005
AK Interactive · Real Colors - Standard · RC010
#2C3D73 · L*27.0 a*11.3 b*-33.3
The closest match to AK Interactive Pure Blue, RAL 5005 in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Pure Blue, RAL 5005 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Gothic Blue at ΔE 1.1. 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 Pure Blue, RAL 5005?
The Army Painter Gothic Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Pure Blue, RAL 5005 in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Navy Blue (ΔE 1.6) and Golden Phthalo Blue (green Shade) (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Pure Blue, RAL 5005?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Storm Blue, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gothic Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Omega Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Scale75
- A Navy Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Light Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 3.6 · close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Golden
- A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6620 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Blue Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6605 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Storm Blue Xpress Color 72.412 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Legacy Blue Xpress Color Intense 72.480 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Marinho Paints 544 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in P3
- B Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in FolkArt
- B Brilliant Blue Acrylic Colors 641 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 4.0 · close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 4.1 · close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 PB 29 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Citadel
- C Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Macragge Blue Air ΔE 4.2 · close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 equivalent in Reaper
- C Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9483 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 4.9 · close
Pure Blue, RAL 5005 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #1D3460 | French Blue Paint System | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #12407E | Marine Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #09347B | Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 5.3 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #002F6A | Too Blue Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 9.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- C Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.8 · similar
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