Paint Equivalents

Real Blue

Apple Barrel · Gloss™ · 20660

#012148 · L*13.0 a*6.4 b*-27.5

The closest match to Apple Barrel Real Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Apple Barrel Real Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Foundry Prussian Blue Light at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 12 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Real Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Prussian Blue Light 66C ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Prussian Blue 66B ΔE 4.8 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Ocean Blue ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Inktense Blue ΔE 4.3 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Blue 5 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. E Blue Grey 5 ΔE 11.2 · far

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Real Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Ink Spot 2623 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Persian Blue 6362 ΔE 4.0 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Morning Blue MRP-158 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Oxford Blue MRP-183 ΔE 4.1 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Soulstone Blue ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Night Lords Blue ΔE 3.9 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. C Anthraquinone Blue 1005 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Prussian Blue Hue 1460 ΔE 4.5 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Blue Tone ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Triumphant Navy ΔE 3.9 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Blue MMP-048 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 3.9 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Clear Blue AK11214 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Dark Blue AK11181 ΔE 4.8 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Ultramarine Shadow 9187 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Void Blue 9417 ΔE 4.5 · close

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Real Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Royal blue X-3 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Dark blue TS-55 ΔE 5.5 · similar

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Real Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 4.5
Mr. Hobby #1E2D56 Phthalo Cyanine Blue ΔE 4.6
Revell #1F2D52 Dark Blue ΔE 4.7
Green Stuff World #1C2F59 Indigo Blue Dip ΔE 4.8
Monument #1D2347 Dark Purple ΔE 5.0
Humbrol #212F5E Midnight Blue ΔE 5.7
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue ΔE 6.3
Vallejo #04316A Imperial Blue ΔE 6.4
Liquitex #1D1F58 Ultramarine Blue Green Shade ΔE 6.5
P3 #203467 Exile Blue ΔE 6.9
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.5
Kimera Kolors #203479 Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) ΔE 9.0
Mig #022334 Crystal Black Blue ΔE 9.6
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue ΔE 11.8
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue ΔE 13.5
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 21.9

Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel

  1. A Pure Gold ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Deep Purple ΔE 4.6 · close
  3. D Too Blue ΔE 6.1 · similar
  4. D Deep Navy ΔE 7.5 · similar
  5. D Cobalt Hue ΔE 8.6 · similar
  6. D Black ΔE 8.7 · similar