Medium Blue
Italeri · Italeri Acrylic Paint · 4307AP
#0058A9 · L*37.6 a*10.2 b*-49.5
The closest match to Italeri Medium Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Italeri Medium Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cerulean Blue Hue at ΔE 0.7. 13 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Italeri Medium Blue?
Golden Cerulean Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to Italeri Medium Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Pure blue (ΔE 1.1) and Monument Blue (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Italeri Medium Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Wash, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Italeri to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Italeri Medium Blue Shop Golden Cerulean Blue Hue (High Flow) Shop Golden High Flow set
Medium Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow 8526 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Cerulean Blue, Chromium Fluid 2050 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Medium Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- A Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Monument
- A Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- A Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Blue Mr Color Spray SP5 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Metallic Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H88 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Duncan
- A Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Ultramarine Model Color 70.839 ΔE 3.5 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Viking Blue Warpaints WP1462 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Royal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7103 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System 76A ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 2.7 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue Clear Mr Paint MRP-267 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 4.1 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #005490 | Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.4 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 4.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Citadel | #0066B3 | Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.1 |
| Scale75 | #005E91 | Cobalt Blue Artist Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #114F7E | Blue Charm Gloss™ | ΔE 5.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.0 |
| AK Interactive | #19628F | Intense Blue -77- Figures | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.4 |
Nearest colours inside Italeri
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.1 · similar
- E Azure Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 16.4 · far
- E Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.3 · far
- E Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 18.8 · far
- E Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 19.5 · far
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 20.9 · far
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