Vivid Blue Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 22A
#0893CE · L*57.4 a*-11.1 b*-39.3
The closest match to Foundry Vivid Blue Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Vivid Blue Shade is a mid-toned, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Arctic Gem at ΔE 1.4. 14 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 Vivid Blue Shade?
The Army Painter Arctic Gem is the closest equivalent to Foundry Vivid Blue Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby RX-78 White (ΔE 1.7) and Scale75 Sky Blue (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Vivid Blue Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Basic Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Vivid Blue Shade Shop The Army Painter Arctic Gem Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Ionic Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders UG19 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 4.1 · close
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- B French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 4.7 · close
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Deep Blue Mecha Color 69.018 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Citadel
- B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Imrik Blue Dry ΔE 3.2 · very close
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Monument
- B Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 10.4 · far
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Amt-7 Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11916 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Da Ba Dee ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 9.2 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21974E ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 6.2 · similar
Vivid Blue Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Duncan | #4A9CC7 | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #4E91C8 | Blue Glaze Glazing paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Reaper | #0288D1 | Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| FolkArt | #539FD3 | Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #009CC5 | Blue SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 7.4 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.4 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.6 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- D Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light Paint System ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Vivid Blue Paint System ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Sky Blue Paint System ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Tomb Blue Paint System ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Union Trouser Blue Paint System ΔE 8.3 · similar
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