Paint Equivalents

Azure Blue

Italeri · Italeri Acrylic Paint · 4308AP

#4385C5 · L*54.0 a*-0.6 b*-39.5

The closest match to Italeri Azure Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Italeri Azure Blue is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Sky Blue, ΔE 1.8. 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 Italeri Azure Blue?

Foundry Sky Blue is the closest equivalent to Italeri Azure Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Electric Blue (ΔE 2.3) and Golden Manganese Blue Hue (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Italeri Azure Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Italeri to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Azure Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Sky Blue Paint System 21B ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Tomb Blue Shade Paint System 23A ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full Italeri → Foundry conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Electric Blue Warpaints WP1113 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Italeri → The Army Painter conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. B Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body 1457 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Cerulean Blue, Chromium Heavy Body 1050 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Italeri → Golden conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Metal Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX204 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Azure Blue Mr Color 370 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Italeri → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Neon Blue Artist Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Italeri → Scale75 conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Look at Me Blue ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Italeri → FolkArt conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Fluorescent Blue Game Color 72.160 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Salem Blue Arte Deco 85.062 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Italeri → Vallejo conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Italeri → Warcolours conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Leviathan Blue Wave 2 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Italeri → Duncan conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full Italeri → Arteza conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Calth Blue Clear Air ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Chronus Blue Dry ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Italeri → Citadel conversion chart

Azure Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. C Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full Italeri → Revell conversion chart

Azure Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Reaper #0288D1 Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.0
Mig #237EE9 Warhead Metallic Blue Acrylics ΔE 4.1
Apple Barrel #018AD2 Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.4
Monument #248CCB Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.5
Liquitex #037BC9 Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.5
Coat d'Arms #3F7EAA Hideous Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 4.8
Mission Models #3779DA Light Blue (Mecha) ΔE 5.0
Turbo Dork #4B94CB Da Ba Dee ΔE 5.4
Humbrol #5D7FAF WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.6
Acrilex #2C76B7 Azul Paints ΔE 5.9
P3 #2C75BB Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.0
Mr. Paint #6394BD Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint ΔE 6.1
Tamiya #3690C0 French blue Spray ΔE 6.5
Green Stuff World #4476D7 Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.6
Tom Color #648CA6 Raf Pru Blue Faded ΔE 7.8
AK Interactive #678DA4 Amt-7 Light Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 9.0
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 9.5
Creature #7BA2DD Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.2

Nearest colours inside Italeri

  1. E French Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 11.3 · far
  2. E Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 13.9 · far
  3. E Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 16.4 · far
  4. E Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.2 · far
  5. E Medium Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.7 · far
  6. E Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.9 · far

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