Crystal Black Blue
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0099
#022334 · L*12.4 a*-4.4 b*-14.5
The closest match to Mig Crystal Black Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Crystal Black Blue is a very dark, muted blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Navy Blue at ΔE 1.1. 19 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 Mig Crystal Black Blue?
FolkArt Navy Blue is the closest equivalent to Mig Crystal Black Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Insignia Blue FS15044 - Ana 502 (ΔE 1.2) and AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Crystal Black Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Crystal Black Blue Shop FolkArt Navy Blue Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Navy Blue Acrylic Colors 403 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Insignia Blue FS15044 - Ana 502 Mr Paint MRP-300 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Sea Blue Ana 623 Mr Paint MRP-014 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Sea Blue Air AK2234 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Cobalt Blue Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11201 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Remove Mana Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Monument
- A Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Transparent Green Pro Acrylic Paints 048 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Breonne Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9055 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Blue Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9066 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid 2390 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) Fluid 2270 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Abyssal Turquoise Game Air 76.120 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Glossy Sea Blue Model Air 71.300 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 320 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 8.9 · similar
Crystal Black Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Deep Ocean Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Thunder Storm Warpaints Air ΔE 5.9 · similar
Crystal Black Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #1E3042 | Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.6 |
| Foundry | #152437 | French Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #141D26 | Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tamiya | #112135 | Deep metallic blue Spray | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #191F2B | English Navy Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A333C | Steel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 8.6 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.4 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.4 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 11.8 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 13.9 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 15.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- D Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Fs 25042 Sea Blue (ana 606) Acrylics ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau Acrylics ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics ΔE 9.4 · similar
- E Satin Black Acrylics ΔE 11.8 · far
- E Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics ΔE 11.9 · far
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