Soulstone Blue
Citadel · Technical
#142758 · L*17.0 a*11.7 b*-31.9
The closest match to Citadel Soulstone Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Soulstone Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Deep Purple at ΔE 1.1. 7 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Soulstone Blue?
Apple Barrel Deep Purple is the closest equivalent to Citadel Soulstone Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Clear Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Golden Anthraquinone Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Soulstone Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blueberry, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Soulstone Blue Shop Apple Barrel Deep Purple Shop Apple Barrel Gloss™ set
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body 1005 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics 7005 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.8 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 11.3 · far
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Blue Fs15050 Mr Color 328 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Blue MMP-048 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Soulstone Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Persian Blue Acrylic Colors 6362 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 3.5 · close
Soulstone Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Soulstone Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 3.1 |
| Foundry | #0F274B | Prussian Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 3.2 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.3 |
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.3 |
| Vallejo | #1B2E6A | Blueberry Arte Deco | ΔE 3.3 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.6 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Liquitex | #1D1F58 | Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.0 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 11.1 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 11.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 19.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Kantor Blue Air ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.0 · similar
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