Clear Blue
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N93
#00A0E9 · L*62.5 a*-8.7 b*-46.3
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Clear Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Clear Blue is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Tamiya Clear blue at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 19 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
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Blue?
Tamiya Clear blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Vivid Blue (ΔE 2.5) and Citadel Guilliman Blue (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Clear Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Clear Blue Shop Tamiya Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) Shop Tamiya Lacquer Paint set
Clear Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Clear blue Lacquer Paint LP-68 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Vivid Blue Paint System 22B ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 4.9 · close
Clear Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Lothern Blue Air ΔE 4.9 · close
Clear Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8 · close
Clear Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- B Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 984 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 570 ΔE 13.0 · far
Clear Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2973 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89526 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A500 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 2 Layer paints ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 4.5 · close
Clear Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Bavarian Blue Military Range 239 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Clear Blue equivalent in Creature
- D Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- E Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 11.0 · far
Clear Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #4A9CC7 | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #2496C8 | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 5.7 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 6.2 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mig | #2495FB | Cyan Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #018AD2 | Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #6899C1 | Azure Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.2 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 14.1 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 15.5 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Cyan Primary Color Pigments ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Light Blue Mr Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Sky Blue Acrysion ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Light Blue Acrysion ΔE 9.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot