Cobalt Hue (Gloss™)
Apple Barrel · Gloss™ · 21362
#4A5897 · L*39.0 a*13.0 b*-36.3
The closest match to Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue is a dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Smalt Hue at ΔE 0.9. 19 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 Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue (Gloss™)?
Golden Smalt Hue is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Coat d'Arms Dark Blue (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue (Gloss™)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue Shop Golden Smalt Hue Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Golden
- A Smalt Hue Heavy Body 1467 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Ultramarine Blue OPEN Acrylics 7400 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Ultramarine Blue Hobby Paint 28.017 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Victorian Blue Arte Deco 85.067 ΔE 4.8 · close
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range 162 ΔE 4.6 · close
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cobalt Blue Acrylic Colors 720 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Periwinkle Acrylic Colors 404 ΔE 4.4 · close
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Cool Ranch ΔE 3.3 · very close
- E People Eater ΔE 17.1 · far
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Ultramarine Blue Warpaints WP1115 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Royal Robes Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Scale75
- C Tesla Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in P3
- C Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Reaper
- C Desna Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89530 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Sunset Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9267 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Acrilex
- C Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Monument
- C Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Cobalt Hue (Gloss™) equivalent in Tamiya
- D Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss X-16 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Cobalt Hue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #434A81 | Violet Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #5B4EA3 | Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Warcolours | #526989 | Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.4 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.4 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #1560B3 | Blue Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.9 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 9.4 |
| AK Interactive | #38668A | Raf Azure Blue Air | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.6 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Neon Blue Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Petunia Purple Colors ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Turquoise Gloss™ ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Blueberry Frost Colors ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Blue Charm Gloss™ ΔE 10.1 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot