Gigawatt Blue
Duncan · Wave 2
#57B7E8 · L*70.7 a*-13.8 b*-32.9
The closest match to Duncan Gigawatt Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Gigawatt Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Cool Blue at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 21 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 Duncan Gigawatt Blue?
Apple Barrel Cool Blue is the closest equivalent to Duncan Gigawatt Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Azul Celeste (ΔE 2.2) and Arteza Sky Blue (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Gigawatt Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sunrise Blue, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Gigawatt Blue Shop Apple Barrel Cool Blue Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Cool Blue Colors 20255 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Blue Cotton Colors 21886 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Celeste Paints 503 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Azul Bali Paints 921 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A500 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Creature
- B Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- E Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 11.5 · far
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Union Trouser Blue Light Paint System 112C ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Light Blue Acrysion N45 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Light Blue Mr Color 323 ΔE 4.0 · close
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Neptunus Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.5 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Sunrise Blue Game Air 76.118 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Sky Blue Mecha Color 69.017 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Azul Marshmallow TCUP-25 ΔE 4.6 · close
- E Azure Blue TC-0123 ΔE 10.7 · far
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Reaper
- D Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89526 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11176 ΔE 8.6 · similar
Gigawatt Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- D Clear blue Lacquer Paint LP-68 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Light blue Spray TS-23 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Gigawatt Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #4AA8EE | Marine 2 Layer paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| The Army Painter | #32B3D5 | Aegis Aqua Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 6.4 |
| Citadel | #8BB9DD | Lightning Bolt Blue Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.6 |
| FolkArt | #75A8C5 | French Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #7CABC7 | Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Scale75 | #61ABC4 | Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #48D6FF | Dork | ΔE 9.1 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.4 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 9.6 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #2F9CF1 | Bavarian Blue Military Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 12.4 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.7 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 13.6 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 14.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 17.2 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 8.0 · similar
- E Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 10.5 · far
- E Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Celestial Blue Wave 1 ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 15.8 · far
- E Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 ΔE 17.2 · far
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