Transparent Blue
Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints · 046
#09125D · L*11.1 a*27.7 b*-44.9
The closest match to Monument Transparent Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Monument Transparent Blue is a very dark, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Tom Color Azul at ΔE 2.4 — very close. 20 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 Transparent Blue?
Tom Color Azul is the closest equivalent to Monument Transparent Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Violet Shade (ΔE 2.5) and FolkArt Purple (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Transparent Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Neon Blue, ΔE 6.3 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Transparent Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Azul TC-0007 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Raf Insignia Blue TC-0115 ΔE 8.6 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Violet Shade Paint System 40A ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Prussian Blue Light Paint System 66C ΔE 9.6 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Purple Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18124 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Dioxazine Violet Acrylic Colors 6363 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Transparent Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color UG17 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Cobalt Blue Acrysion N35 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Kantor Blue Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 6.0 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Malefic Purple Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Abyss Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
Transparent Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Denim Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9285 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Void Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9417 ΔE 4.6 · close
Transparent Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) Fluid 2255 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue Fluid 2400 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- C Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 380 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 382 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Creature
- D Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-046 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-035 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Transparent Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- D Racing blue Spray TS-51 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Transparent Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #192152 | Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.3 |
| Vallejo | #06266D | Neon Blue Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents | ΔE 6.3 |
| Scale75 | #2A1C51 | Violet Artist Range | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.2 |
| The Army Painter | #2A1C4D | Purple Tone Warpaints Tone | ΔE 7.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #35277C | Purple Iris Colors | ΔE 7.8 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #3E0F7F | Violet Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.8 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 10.3 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.4 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 11.0 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 12.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 16.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 23.8 |
Nearest colours inside Monument
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 9.3 · similar
- E Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 11.2 · far
- E Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 14.1 · far
- E Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 14.8 · far
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