Midnight Blue
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#002561 · L*16.4 a*15.0 b*-38.8
The closest match to Citadel Midnight Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Midnight Blue is a very dark, saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Inktense Blue at ΔE 1.1. 9 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 Citadel Midnight Blue?
Scale75 Inktense Blue is the closest equivalent to Citadel Midnight Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Clear Blue (ΔE 1.4) and Mission Models Blue (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Midnight Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Neon Blue, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Midnight Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 6.2 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 4.4 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- A Blue MMP-048 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Persian Blue Acrylic Colors 6362 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Dioxazine Violet Acrylic Colors 6363 ΔE 4.6 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Neon Blue Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents 85.137 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Blueberry Arte Deco 85.064 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 11.6 · far
Midnight Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.5 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Denim Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9285 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Void Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9417 ΔE 3.5 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Raf Insignia Blue TC-0115 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Oxford Blue RAF ΔE 4.6 · close
Midnight Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #1D3163 | Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #182551 | Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body | ΔE 4.1 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #0F274B | Prussian Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 4.6 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E2D56 | Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Liquitex | #1D1F58 | Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #09125D | Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 9.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.8 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 12.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 19.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Kantor Blue Air ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 7.8 · similar
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