Paint Equivalents

Cerulean Blue

Liquitex · Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix · 164

#234E7B · L*32.3 a*1.1 b*-29.9

The closest match to Liquitex Cerulean Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Liquitex Cerulean Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Flat blue at ΔE 1.6. 7 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?

Tamiya Flat blue is the closest equivalent to Liquitex Cerulean Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Blue (RAL 5019) (ΔE 1.8) and The Army Painter Underdark Indigo (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Liquitex Cerulean Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is True Blue, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Liquitex to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Cerulean Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Liquitex → Tamiya conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. A Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Liquitex → Mig conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Liquitex → The Army Painter conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Blue Peacock Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2387 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Liquitex → FolkArt conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Liquitex → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Marking Blue - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint MRP-007 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Liquitex → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B True Blue Arte Deco 85.058 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Ultramarine Blue Game Air 72.722 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Liquitex → Vallejo conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Liquitex → Reaper conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Alaitoc Blue Layer ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Space Wolves Grey Contrast ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Liquitex → Citadel conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Deep Blue Light Paint System 20C ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B French Blue Light Paint System 65C ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Liquitex → Foundry conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) MMP-178 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Liquitex → Mission Models conversion chart

Cerulean Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Metallic Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H88 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C MS White Gundam Color Spray SG2 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Liquitex → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cerulean Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Golden #00548D Cerulean Blue Deep Fluid ΔE 3.7
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 3.7
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.1
P3 #124B9A Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.4
Acrilex #3B5383 Azul Turquesa Paints ΔE 4.6
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 4.7
AK Interactive #1A4067 Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.8
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.8
Scale75 #01479C Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.9
Green Stuff World #00416B Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9
Tom Color #224062 Azul Luminoso ΔE 5.3
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 5.4
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 ΔE 5.4
Warcolours #005AA3 Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.9
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.0
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.9
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 9.4

Nearest colours inside Liquitex

  1. D Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.7 · similar
  2. E Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.3 · far
  3. E Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 14.7 · far
  4. E Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 15.7 · far
  5. E Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 16.2 · far
  6. E Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 16.5 · far

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