Dark Blue
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints · 034
#142038 · L*12.4 a*3.5 b*-17.2
The closest match to Monument Dark Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Monument Dark Blue is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Prussian Blue, ΔE 1.4. 15 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 Dark Blue?
Foundry Prussian Blue is the closest equivalent to Monument Dark Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Prussian Blue Hue (ΔE 2.3) and Scale75 Ocean Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Dark Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Imperial Blue, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Monument Dark Blue Shop Foundry Prussian Blue Shop Foundry Paint System set
Dark Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Prussian Blue Paint System 66B ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body 1460 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Dioxazine Purple OPEN Acrylics 7150 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Deep Ocean Warfront Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pla Sea Blue AFV AK4252 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 6.9 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dark blue Spray TS-55 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ink Spot Acrylic Colors 2623 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Uniform Blue Acrylic Colors 2430 ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Blue Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Blue Tone Warpaints Tone WP1139 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Imperial Blue Game Air 76.020 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Imperial Blue Game Color 72.020 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Real Blue Gloss™ 20660 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Blue Fs15044 Mr Color 326 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 4.6 |
| Reaper | #00223D | Ultramarine Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A2C41 | Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #221F3A | Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Humbrol | #212F5E | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.1 |
| Creature | #141D26 | Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mig | #282B34 | RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics | ΔE 8.2 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.9 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 12.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.6 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 13.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 23.8 |
Nearest colours inside Monument
- D Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series ΔE 8.4 · similar
- E Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 11.2 · far
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