Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H465
#003559 · L*21.1 a*-0.5 b*-26.1
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz at ΔE 1.3. 17 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 Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
Mr. Paint Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Ritterlich Blue (ΔE 1.3) and FolkArt Blue Sapphire (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car MRP-C025 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Ford Gt Liquid Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C003 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper
- A Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9115 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Gunmetal Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9126 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Blue Sapphire Metallics 656 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 4.4 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Imperial Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 4.6 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Citadel
- C Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Regal Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11178 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 4.0 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Foundry
- C British Royal Blue Paint System 74B ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Deep Blue Shade Paint System 20A ΔE 4.0 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.2 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Creature
- C Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-014 ΔE 4.3 · close
- E Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-034 ΔE 12.6 · far
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Medium Blue Model Color 70.963 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Imperial Blue Game Air 72.720 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cobalt Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Monument
- C Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Cobalt Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #002F6A | Too Blue Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #28425E | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Scale75 | #06293D | Prusian Blue Artist Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 6.4 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #1D3163 | Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.6 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 17.1 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Fs15050 Mr Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Phthalo Cyanne Blue Mr Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Blue Fs15044 Mr Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 6.5 · similar
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