Dark Blue
Creature · Monument Pro Acryl · MPA-034
#141D26 · L*10.3 a*-1.1 b*-7.4
The closest match to Creature Dark Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Creature Dark Blue is a very dark, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Reaper Midnight Blue at ΔE 2.7 — very close. 12 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 Creature Dark Blue?
Reaper Midnight Blue is the closest equivalent to Creature Dark Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Night Blue (ΔE 2.9) and Apple Barrel English Navy (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Dark Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Creature Dark Blue Shop Reaper Midnight Blue Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Dark Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Midnight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9019 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Blue Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9066 ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Night Blue Ink (3rd Gen) AK11228 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B RLM 83 Air AK2028 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B English Navy Colors 20773 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes AMIG1006 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Fs 25042 Sea Blue (ana 606) Acrylics AMIG0227 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Oil Stains Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color Mr Paint MRP-432 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Sea Blue FS15042 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A088 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0046 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Abyssal Turquoise Game Air 76.120 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 320 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics 7195 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics 7240 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Monument
- C Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Leviadon Blue Contrast ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #132635 | Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Scale75 | #101318 | Primer Surface Black Primers | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.5 |
| Foundry | #080F15 | Prussian Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #0A1423 | Dark mica blue Spray | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #0E1116 | Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #222829 | Teerschwarz Mr Color | ΔE 6.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 6.5 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 9.0 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.0 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 22.9 |
Nearest colours inside Creature
- D Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Black Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Coal Black Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 9.9 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot