Deep Blue
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 20B
#003E72 · L*25.7 a*4.4 b*-34.8
The closest match to Foundry Deep Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Deep Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Lich Blue at ΔE 0.7. 13 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?
The Army Painter Lich Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Deep Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Regal Blue (ΔE 0.7) and FolkArt True Blue (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Deep Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Deep Blue Shop The Army Painter Lich Blue
Deep Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Primer CP3022 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Deep Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Regal Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Deep Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Medium Blue Model Color 70.963 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11178 ΔE 3.9 · close
Deep Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
Deep Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 4.9 · close
Deep Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9115 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.6 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Too Blue Colors 20771 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Deep Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Deep Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #253F72 | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 4.3 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #253B6D | Navy Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.7 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.6 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Light Paint System ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B British Blue Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C French Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.6 · close
- D French Blue Paint System ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D British Royal Blue Paint System ΔE 6.0 · similar
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