Paint Equivalents

Dark Grey Blue

Creature · Monument Pro Acryl · MPA-014

#0D3366 · L*21.6 a*8.0 b*-33.7

The closest match to Creature Dark Grey Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Creature Dark Grey Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt True Blue at ΔE 0.8. 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

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 Dark Grey Blue?

FolkArt True Blue is the closest equivalent to Creature Dark Grey Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Imperial Blue (ΔE 1.1) and The Army Painter Imperial Navy (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Creature Dark Grey Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Blue, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Creature to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Dark Grey Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Brilliant Blue Acrylic Colors 641 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Imperial Blue Game Air 72.720 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. C Blueberry Arte Deco 85.064 ΔE 3.6 · close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Imperial Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Omega Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Too Blue Colors 20771 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Cobalt Hue Colors 20596 ΔE 4.2 · close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Royal Blue Light Paint System 74C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B French Blue Paint System 65B ΔE 2.2 · very close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) Heavy Body 1255 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body 1051 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 3.4 · very close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in P3

  1. B Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.5 · similar

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 4.1 · close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car MRP-C025 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-4 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 4.6 · close

Dark Grey Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Navy Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 3.6 · close

Dark Grey Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #172C63 Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.4
Reaper #213165 Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 3.5
Mr. Hobby #253F72 Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 4.1
AK Interactive #1E357B Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.2
Kimera Kolors #203479 Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 4.3
Tom Color #223754 Dark Mediterranean Blue ΔE 4.8
Revell #182F7B Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.0
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.2
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.5
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.2
Mission Models #002059 Blue ΔE 6.2
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4
Acrilex #34446E Azul Marinho Paints ΔE 6.7
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 7.0
Mig #294888 Medium Blue Acrylics ΔE 7.5
Liquitex #2D2A5F Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.1
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 8.6
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 16.0

Nearest colours inside Creature

  1. E Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 11.7 · far
  2. E Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.0 · far
  3. E Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.8 · far
  4. E Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.2 · far
  5. E Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 17.4 · far
  6. E Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 17.8 · far

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