Blue Black
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints · 056
#517283 · L*46.2 a*-7.2 b*-13.1
The closest match to Monument Blue Black in every other range, nearest first.
Monument Blue Black is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Wolf Grey, ΔE 0.7. 18 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 Monument Blue Black?
The Army Painter Wolf Grey is the closest equivalent to Monument Blue Black in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Russ Grey (ΔE 2.1) and Mr. Hobby Gray "Grau" (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Blue Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Faded P.R.U. Blue, ΔE 4.5 — a close substitute. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Blue Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Wolf Grey Warpaints Primer CP3021 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
Blue Black equivalent in Citadel
- B Russ Grey Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Gryph-Charger Grey Contrast ΔE 7.2 · similar
Blue Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray "Grau" Mr Color 514 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color 366 ΔE 3.9 · close
Blue Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 3.6 · close
Blue Black equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Sky Blue Colors 20770 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Tropical Blue Gloss™ 20348 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Blue Black equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Pearl Metallics 670 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2923 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blue Black equivalent in Foundry
- C Night Sky Light Paint System 62C ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 5.0 · similar
Blue Black equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Aquamarine Fantasy Range 132 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Blue Black equivalent in Tom Color
- C Gris Bleu Fonce TC-0137 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Ana 608 Intermed. Blue TC-0162 ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue Black equivalent in Vallejo
- C Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air 71.109 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C IDF Blue Model Air 71.113 ΔE 4.6 · close
Blue Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Celomer 1620 Mr Paint MRP-357 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue Black equivalent in Reaper
- C Ashen Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9057 ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9231 ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #627587 | Wolf Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Scale75 | #44646F | Pastel Blue Artist Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tamiya | #1E7497 | Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #6D7D8A | Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 7.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Golden | #287683 | Light Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body | ΔE 8.8 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 10.1 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 11.0 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.1 |
Nearest colours inside Monument
- D Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series ΔE 8.7 · similar
- E Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 13.6 · far
- E Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 14.4 · far
- E Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 14.5 · far
- E Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 14.5 · far
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