Paint Equivalents

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl)

Creature · Monument Pro Acryl · MPA-005

#105AC4 · L*40.3 a*20.5 b*-61.0

The closest match to Creature Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) in every other range, nearest first.

Creature Blue is a dark, vivid blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Cobalt Blue at ΔE 3.2 — very close. 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

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 Creature Blue (Monument Pro Acryl)?

Golden Cobalt Blue is the closest equivalent to Creature Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) in any other range, at ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Blue Clear (ΔE 3.5) and Tamiya Pure blue (ΔE 3.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Blue (Monument Pro Acryl)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Golden

  1. B Cobalt Blue Fluid 2140 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow 8526 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Blue Clear Mr Paint MRP-267 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 7.3 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 4.6 · close

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7103 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Ultramarine Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7104 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Blue Mr Color Spray SP5 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Blue Acrysion N5 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in P3

  1. C Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Ultramarine Blue Warpaints WP1115 ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. D Royal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.1 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Ultramarine Model Color 70.839 ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. D Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Blue (Monument Pro Acryl) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar

Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #064BCA Pearl Deep Blue ΔE 5.3
Foundry #2C5A95 French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 5.3
Coat d'Arms #396298 Wizard Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 5.5
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 6.0
Citadel #0066B3 Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.0
Reaper #4D60AC Desna Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 6.4
Mig #18568F Marine Blue Acrylics ΔE 6.6
Green Stuff World #0268B0 Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.0
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.4
AK Interactive #38668A Raf Azure Blue Air ΔE 7.5
Scale75 #01479C Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.6
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 ΔE 8.4
Apple Barrel #4A5897 Cobalt Hue Gloss™ ΔE 8.4
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 8.6
Acrilex #3B5383 Azul Turquesa Paints ΔE 8.9
Liquitex #234E7B Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.0
Tom Color #295673 Escama do Boitatá ΔE 9.5
Revell #0070B4 Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 9.6

Nearest colours inside Creature

  1. E Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.2 · far
  2. E Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 20.2 · far
  3. E Jade Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 25.4 · far
  4. E Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 25.6 · far
  5. E Purple Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 25.8 · far
  6. E Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 26.6 · far

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot