Tomb Blue Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 23A
#3D7BAA · L*49.6 a*-5.1 b*-31.0
The closest match to Foundry Tomb Blue Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Tomb Blue Shade is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue at ΔE 1.4. 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 Tomb Blue Shade?
Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Tomb Blue Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Azurite Hue (ΔE 1.4) and FolkArt Medium Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Tomb Blue Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Electric Blue, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Tomb Blue Shade Shop Coat d'Arms Hideous Blue Shop Coat d'Arms Fantasy Range set
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Hideous Blue Fantasy Range 167 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Shadow Grey Fantasy Range 150 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Golden
- A Azurite Hue Heavy Body 1464 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body 1457 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Deep Ocean Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Deep Ocean Blue ΔE 4.9 · close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Duncan
- A Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints WP1114 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metal Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX204 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue Mr Color 374 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Paints 559 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- E Azul Piscina Paints 823 ΔE 13.9 · far
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- B Electric Blue Game Air 76.023 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Salem Blue Arte Deco 85.062 ΔE 4.6 · close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Scale75
- B Primary Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Paralyze Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.5 · close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Revell
- B Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.0 · close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in Reaper
- B True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9017 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Ultramarine Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9189 ΔE 3.9 · close
Tomb Blue Shade equivalent in P3
- C Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Tomb Blue Shade 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 3.8 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 3.9 |
| Citadel | #3877BF | Teclis Blue Layer | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #007CAF | Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mig | #0784BE | Crystal Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #4B87AC | Sky Haze Gloss™ | ΔE 5.1 |
| Warcolours | #007DDA | Marine 3 Layer paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Arteza | #0388D4 | Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tamiya | #1E7497 | Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 6.5 |
| AK Interactive | #1C69A1 | Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern | ΔE 6.9 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 8.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 9.2 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.0 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Bavarian Cornflower Blue Paint System ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Sky Blue Paint System ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D British Blue Grey Paint System ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Union Trouser Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Confederate Grey Light Paint System ΔE 9.3 · similar
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