Star Blue
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11185
#014760 · L*27.7 a*-9.3 b*-20.1
The closest match to AK Interactive Star Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Star Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Stegadon Scale Green at ΔE 0.8. 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
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Star Blue?
Citadel Stegadon Scale Green is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Star Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 (ΔE 1.7) and Vallejo Turquoise (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Star Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Star Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 3.4 · very close
Star Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- A Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 MMP-099 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Star Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Turquoise Artist Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Dark Kraken Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
Star Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
Star Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- B Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors 99257 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 4.9 · close
Star Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Tuscan Teal Colors 21887 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Turquoise 4 Layer paints ΔE 9.9 · similar
Star Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 6.0 · similar
Star Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #224058 | Marking Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #194751 | Engine Gray Fs16081 Mr Color | ΔE 6.5 |
| Tamiya | #28425E | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | ΔE 7.9 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 8.7 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.5 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.9 |
| Mig | #1B4F88 | Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics | ΔE 10.0 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.4 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.6 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 16.4 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- D Medium Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Pla Intermediate Blue AFV ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.7 · similar
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