Ultramarine
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11179
#1E357B · L*24.5 a*17.5 b*-42.5
The closest match to AK Interactive Ultramarine in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Ultramarine is a very dark, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) at ΔE 0.6. 11 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 Ultramarine?
Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Ultramarine in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Citadel Storm Blue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Ultramarine?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Legacy Blue, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Ultramarine Shop Kimera Kolors Phthalo Blu (Green Shade)
Ultramarine equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 PB 29 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Ultramarine equivalent in Humbrol
- A Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 4.0 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in Citadel
- A Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Macragge Blue Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in Golden
- A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7255 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) Fluid 2260 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Ultramarine equivalent in Tamiya
- A Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-4 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Mica blue Spray TS-50 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Ultramarine equivalent in Revell
- A Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.5 · similar
Ultramarine equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Cobalt Hue Colors 20596 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Too Blue Colors 20771 ΔE 3.9 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in Vallejo
- B Legacy Blue Xpress Color Intense 72.480 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Storm Blue Xpress Color 72.412 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Ultramarine equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in FolkArt
- B Brilliant Blue Acrylic Colors 641 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 3.8 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in Scale75
- B Light Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Navy Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.6 · close
Ultramarine equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gothic Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Ultramarine in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #253F72 | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Foundry | #0F386C | British Royal Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.9 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.9 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- C Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.4 · similar
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