Middle Blue
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Matt · 89
#4598C0 · L*59.5 a*-12.8 b*-28.2
The closest match to Humbrol Middle Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Middle Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- at ΔE 1.3. 12 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 Humbrol Middle Blue?
AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Middle Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Seafarer Blue (ΔE 1.7) and Citadel Lothern Blue (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Middle Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Blue, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Middle Blue Shop AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- Shop AK Interactive Figures set
Middle Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Amt-7 Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11916 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Middle Blue equivalent in Duncan
- A Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Middle Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Lothern Blue Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 4.2 · close
Middle Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.5 · similar
Middle Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Middle Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System 106C ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 4.4 · close
Middle Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Ionic Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
Middle Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2973 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Cayman Blue Acrylic Colors 513 ΔE 4.6 · close
Middle Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Deep Blue Mecha Color 69.018 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Middle Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 4.3 · close
Middle Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics 7145 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 4.8 · close
Middle Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-044 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Azure Blue Mr Paint MRP-119 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Middle Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0098D6 | RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders | ΔE 4.4 |
| Warcolours | #579DD0 | Transparent Blue Transparent paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 4.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #0594DA | Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mig | #2489BD | Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #67A3BB | Pool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.8 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.1 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.1 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 5.0 · similar
- E WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 12.2 · far
- E Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 16.6 · far
- E US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 18.2 · far
- E Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 18.3 · far
- E RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 19.4 · far
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