Paint Equivalents

Ultramarine Blue

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Expansion Set 1 · PB 29

#2E4993 · L*32.8 a*15.6 b*-43.9

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue at ΔE 1.2. 10 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 Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue?

Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Blue Ribbon (ΔE 1.3) and Reaper Sapphire Blue (ΔE 1.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sapphire Blue, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue Shop Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue Shop Citadel Layer set

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Altdorf Guard Blue Layer ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.2 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Blue Ribbon Acrylic Colors 719 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Cobalt Blue Acrylic Colors 720 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 85.059 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Medium Blue Arte Deco 85.063 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. A Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 4.5 · close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 4.3 · close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range 162 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 4.9 · close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Tesla Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. B Phthalo Blue (red Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7260 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Ultramarine Blue Heavy Body 1400 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Ultramarine Blue equivalent in P3

  1. B Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Ultramarine Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #00489B MS White Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.6
Mr. Paint #194083 Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.9
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 3.9
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.4
Tamiya #284C7B Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.4
Warcolours #0043AC Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.4
Apple Barrel #014689 Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.7
Green Stuff World #12407E Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8
Mission Models #0149B8 Iridescent Blue ΔE 5.2
Foundry #434A81 Violet Paint System ΔE 5.4
Tom Color #293EA9 Azul Do Charlie ΔE 5.4
Liquitex #234E7B Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.4
AK Interactive #2C3D73 Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 5.8
Monument #0855A3 Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.3
Duncan #2259A0 Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 6.5
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.4
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 7.5
Creature #105AC4 Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.4

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. D Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 7.0 · similar
  2. E Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 11.2 · far
  3. E Violet Pure Pigments ΔE 17.0 · far
  4. E Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 19.5 · far
  5. E Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 ΔE 20.0 · far
  6. E Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 21.8 · far

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