Blue
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints · 005
#0855A3 · L*36.4 a*10.1 b*-47.9
The closest match to Monument Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Monument Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Blue at ΔE 0.6. 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 Monument Blue?
Mr. Hobby Blue is the closest equivalent to Monument Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Medium Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Golden Cerulean Blue Hue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Wash, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Blue Mr Color Spray SP5 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Metallic Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H88 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Blue equivalent in Italeri
- A Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 7.1 · similar
Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow 8526 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Cerulean Blue, Chromium Fluid 2050 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Blue equivalent in Duncan
- A Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Deep Blue Light Paint System 20C ΔE 2.5 · very close
Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- A Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.4 · similar
Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Ultramarine Blue Game Air 72.722 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 3.5 · close
Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Viking Blue Warpaints WP1462 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.3 · very close
Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7103 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 3.8 · close
Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 3.6 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #005088 | Marking Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.6 |
| Scale75 | #01479C | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #114F7E | Blue Charm Gloss™ | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.7 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| AK Interactive | #19628F | Intense Blue -77- Figures | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.3 |
Nearest colours inside Monument
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 8.8 · similar
- E Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 13.8 · far
- E Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 14.4 · far
- E Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 17.1 · far
- E Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 20.0 · far
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