French Blue
Italeri · Italeri Acrylic Paint · 4659AP
#0068AD · L*42.6 a*1.5 b*-43.7
The closest match to Italeri French Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Italeri French Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Summersea Blue at ΔE 0.5. 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 Italeri French Blue?
Green Stuff World Summersea Blue is the closest equivalent to Italeri French Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Magic Blue (ΔE 0.8) and Citadel Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Italeri French Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magic Blue, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Italeri to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Italeri French Blue Shop Green Stuff World Summersea Blue Shop Green Stuff World Acrylic Colors set
French Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- D Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 9.6 · similar
French Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Magic Blue Hobby Paint 28.030 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
French Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
French Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 4.3 · close
French Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Dragon Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9472 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Andoran Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89527 ΔE 3.4 · very close
French Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 2.4 · very close
French Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Magic Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Crystal Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
French Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.1 · similar
French Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 2.9 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Marine Blue Fantasy Range 148 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C High Elf Blue Fantasy Range 117 ΔE 4.6 · close
French Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.4 · similar
French Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 5.1 · similar
French Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #145F96 | Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #005E91 | Cobalt Blue Artist Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0077C6 | Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 5.9 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.3 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.3 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 9.9 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 11.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside Italeri
- D Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.1 · similar
- E Azure Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 17.4 · far
- E Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.4 · far
- E Medium Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 20.3 · far
- E Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 20.8 · far
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