Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid)
Golden · Fluid / High Flow · 2005
#231D3C · L*13.0 a*11.8 b*-19.0
The closest match to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) 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 FolkArt Violet Pansy at ΔE 0.8. 20 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
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid)?
FolkArt Violet Pansy is the closest equivalent to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Royal Violet (ΔE 1.9) and Liquitex Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine Blue, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Golden Anthraquinone Blue Shop FolkArt Violet Pansy (Acrylic Colors) Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Violet Shimmer Metallics 99231 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Liquitex
- A Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 4.8 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Blue Game Air 76.022 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Royal Purple Game Air 76.016 ΔE 4.1 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 4.4 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.0 · close
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Scale75
- C Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Monument
- C Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 051 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Citadel
- C Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 6.2 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Humbrol
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue (Fluid) equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Deep Twilight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9265 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Anthraquinone Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #0F0C37 | Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #392E56 | Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 6.6 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Foundry | #111D37 | Prussian Blue Paint System | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.8 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.9 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.4 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 9.1 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 11.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 13.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 13.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 25.0 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- A Dioxazine Purple Fluid ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Dioxazine Purple Heavy Body ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Prussian Blue Hue Fluid ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Dioxazine Purple OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dioxazine Violet Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.1 · similar
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