Blue (Mr Color Spray)
Mr. Hobby · Mr Color Spray · SP5
#0054A7 · L*36.2 a*12.0 b*-50.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Blue (Mr Color Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Blue at ΔE 0.6. 12 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 Mr. Hobby Blue (Mr Color Spray)?
Monument Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Blue (Mr Color Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Medium Blue (ΔE 1.4) and Golden Cerulean Blue Hue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Blue (Mr Color Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Blue Shop Monument Blue Shop Monument Pro Acrylic Paints set
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Monument
- A Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Italeri
- A Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 7.5 · similar
Blue (Mr Color Spray) 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 (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- A Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- B Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Deep Blue Light Paint System 20C ΔE 2.9 · very close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Model Color 70.839 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Mig
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7103 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7104 ΔE 3.8 · close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Viking Blue Warpaints WP1462 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue (Mr Color Spray) equivalent in Reaper
- B Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 4.3 · close
Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #1560B3 | Blue Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| Scale75 | #01479C | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #114F7E | Blue Charm Gloss™ | ΔE 5.2 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| AK Interactive | #19628F | Intense Blue -77- Figures | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.3 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.3 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Acrysion ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Metallic Blue Acrysion ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Susie Blue Mr Color GX ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Metallic Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C MS White Gundam Color Spray ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Bright Blue Acrysion ΔE 6.9 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot