Cerulean Blue Hue
Liquitex · Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix · 470
#1C5E78 · L*37.1 a*-11.1 b*-20.6
The closest match to Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue in every other range, nearest first.
Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Azure Magic, ΔE 1.5. 20 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 Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue?
The Army Painter Azure Magic is the closest equivalent to Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue (ΔE 2.7) and FolkArt Turquoise Shimmer (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Liquitex to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue Shop The Army Painter Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set)
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Azure Magic Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8 · close
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) AK11898 ΔE 4.8 · close
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Turquoise Shimmer Metallics 99230 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Blue Topaz Metallics 651 ΔE 3.8 · close
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Turquoise Arte Deco 85.079 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Steel Blue Model Air 71.087 ΔE 3.8 · close
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Scale75
- C Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Leviathan Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.8 · close
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Foundry
- C Night Sky Paint System 62B ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 5.4 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C International Blue FS35109 Mr Paint MRP-238 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint MRP-384 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Citadel
- C Gryph-Charger Grey Contrast ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 5.2 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light metallic blue Spray TS-54 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Flat blue Lacquer Paint LP-78 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H42 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Intermediate Blue Acrysion N56 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Cerulean Blue Hue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 5.7 |
| Reaper | #025E6D | Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 6.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.9 |
| Duncan | #3E5165 | Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 9.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 9.4 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 9.6 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.0 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 11.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 13.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.9 |
Nearest colours inside Liquitex
- C Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.7 · close
- E Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 15.3 · far
- E Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 16.8 · far
- E Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 17.9 · far
- E Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 19.2 · far
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