French Blue
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 65B
#1D3460 · L*22.2 a*7.1 b*-28.9
The closest match to Foundry French Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry French Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Omega Blue at ΔE 1.4. 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 Foundry French Blue?
The Army Painter Omega Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry French Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Cerulean Blue Deep (ΔE 1.5) and P3 Exile Blue (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry French Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry French Blue Shop The Army Painter Omega Blue Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Air set
French Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Omega Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
French Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body 1051 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Phthalo Blue (green Shade) Heavy Body 1255 ΔE 3.4 · very close
French Blue equivalent in P3
- A Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- E Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.3 · far
French Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- A Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 2.6 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
French Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 2.1 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Creature
- B Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-014 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- E Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-046 ΔE 11.2 · far
French Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9483 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9115 ΔE 4.8 · close
French Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Blue Model Color 70.930 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Imperial Blue Game Air 72.720 ΔE 3.0 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Navy Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 4.2 · close
French Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 3.9 · close
French Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-4 ΔE 4.7 · close
French Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #002F6A | Too Blue Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.4 |
| Citadel | #002B5C | Night Lords Blue Air | ΔE 3.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #223754 | Dark Mediterranean Blue | ΔE 3.9 |
| AK Interactive | #2C3D73 | Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #00345C | Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.6 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.6 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 15.9 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Light Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Prussian Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.6 · close
- D British Royal Blue Paint System ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Deep Blue Paint System ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Deep Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 6.2 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot