Deep Blue Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 20A
#052A47 · L*16.2 a*-0.2 b*-21.7
The closest match to Foundry Deep Blue Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Deep Blue Shade is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Oxford Blue, ΔE 1.0. 17 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 Foundry Deep Blue Shade?
Mr. Paint Oxford Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Deep Blue Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Blue Tone (ΔE 2.1) and Reaper Ultramarine Shadow (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Deep Blue Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Blue, ΔE 5.9 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Deep Blue Shade Shop Mr. Paint Oxford Blue Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint set
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Oxford Blue Mr Paint MRP-183 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Morning Blue Mr Paint MRP-158 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Blue Tone Warpaints Tone WP1139 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Reaper
- B Ultramarine Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9187 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Breonne Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9055 ΔE 4.2 · close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- B Blue Sapphire Metallics 656 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Persian Blue Acrylic Colors 6362 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Golden
- B Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid 2390 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body 1051 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Fs15050 Mr Color 328 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Phthalo Cyanne Blue Mr Color 322 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- C FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 4.4 · close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Cobalt Blue Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11201 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Pla Sea Blue AFV AK4252 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Scale75
- C Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 5.0 · close
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Citadel
- C Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.2 · similar
Deep Blue Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- C Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Deep Blue Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #012148 | Real Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 5.0 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.7 |
| Vallejo | #04316A | Imperial Blue Game Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #1C2F59 | Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.9 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Monument | #142038 | Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.3 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #1D3163 | Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.7 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 10.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 20.2 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C Prussian Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.3 · close
- C French Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 4.6 · close
- D British Royal Blue Paint System ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D French Blue Paint System ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D British Royal Blue Light Paint System ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Paint System ΔE 7.0 · similar
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