Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors)
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 2556
#387FB1 · L*50.9 a*-5.9 b*-32.9
The closest match to FolkArt Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Medium Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue at ΔE 1.2. 9 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 FolkArt Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors)?
Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Relic Blue (ΔE 1.5) and The Army Painter Crystal Blue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Electric Blue, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Medium Blue Shop Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue Shop Coat d'Arms Fantasy Range set
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Hideous Blue Fantasy Range 167 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Shadow Grey Fantasy Range 150 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Duncan
- A Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Frost Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.6 · very close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Revell
- A Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.0 · similar
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Foundry
- A Tomb Blue Shade Paint System 23A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System 106B ΔE 4.3 · close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metal Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX204 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue Mr Color 374 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Reaper
- B True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9017 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Ultramarine Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9189 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Scale75
- B Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Primary Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.8 · close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Golden
- B Azurite Hue Heavy Body 1464 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body 1457 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Electric Blue Game Air 76.023 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Fluorescent Blue Game Color 72.160 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mig
- B Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 4.3 · close
Medium Blue (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car MRP-C009 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Insignia Blue Mr Paint MRP-406 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Medium Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #4B87AC | Sky Haze Gloss™ | ΔE 4.1 |
| Citadel | #0087D1 | Calth Blue Clear Air | ΔE 4.5 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Warcolours | #007DDA | Marine 3 Layer paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #0388D4 | Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tamiya | #3690C0 | French blue Spray | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 7.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.9 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.0 |
| AK Interactive | #1C69A1 | Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern | ΔE 8.3 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- C Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Deep Ocean Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Pearl Metallics ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Cloudy Day Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 8.7 · similar
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