Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body)
Golden · Heavy Body · 1005
#182551 · L*16.1 a*11.0 b*-28.7
The closest match to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Anthraquinone Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Soulstone Blue at ΔE 1.7. 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 Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body)?
Citadel Soulstone Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Deep Purple (ΔE 1.8) and AK Interactive Imperial Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 4.5 — a close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Citadel
- A Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 3.7 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Violet Shimmer Metallics 99231 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 3.9 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 4.2 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Revell
- B Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.8 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 11.6 · far
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Italeri
- B Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint 4687AP ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 16.9 · far
Anthraquinone Blue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 4.3 · close
Anthraquinone Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 3.3 |
| Foundry | #0F274B | Prussian Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 3.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #1C2F59 | Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 3.6 |
| Liquitex | #1D1F58 | Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| Reaper | #021B54 | Void Blue Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #012861 | Inktense Blue Inktensity Range | ΔE 4.2 |
| Vallejo | #273361 | Dark Blue Model Color | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 11.8 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 11.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 20.4 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- B Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Ultramarine Violet OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Blue Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Dioxazine Purple Heavy Body ΔE 5.8 · similar
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