Medium Blue
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0103
#294888 · L*31.5 a*11.2 b*-39.2
The closest match to Mig Medium Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Medium Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Mordian Blue at ΔE 1.4. 9 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 Mig Medium Blue?
Citadel Mordian Blue is the closest equivalent to Mig Medium Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Sapphire Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Kimera Kolors Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Medium Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sapphire Blue, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Medium Blue Shop Citadel Mordian Blue
Medium Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Calgar Blue Air ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Medium Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 3.8 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 PB 29 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 85.059 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B French Blue Model Air 71.088 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Blue Ribbon Acrylic Colors 719 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Medium Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Marking Blue - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint MRP-007 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 3.7 · close
Medium Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.0 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in P3
- B Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Medium Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
Medium Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #014689 | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #01479C | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #00489B | MS White Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 3.5 |
| Golden | #193E8E | Primary Cyan Heavy Body | ΔE 3.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.2 |
| AK Interactive | #2C3D73 | Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard | ΔE 4.8 |
| Foundry | #1E3E67 | Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mission Models | #0149B8 | Iridescent Blue | ΔE 6.4 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.6 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Marine Blue Acrylics ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D French Blue Acrylics ΔE 9.8 · similar
- E Violet Acrylics ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics ΔE 14.1 · far
- E Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics ΔE 15.5 · far
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