Cobalt Blue (Acrysion)
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N35
#1D2088 · L*20.3 a*36.4 b*-57.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue is a very dark, vivid blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Ultramarine Blue at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 23 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Acrysion)?
Golden Ultramarine Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Racing blue (ΔE 2.1) and Citadel Liche Purple (ΔE 3.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue (Acrysion)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultra Blue Deep, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Cobalt Blue Shop Golden Ultramarine Blue (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Golden
- B Ultramarine Blue Fluid 2400 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Transparent Dioxazine Purple High Flow 8556 ΔE 4.9 · close
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Racing blue Spray TS-51 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Citadel
- C Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Nauseating Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.4 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Purple Iris Colors 21486 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Concord Grape Colors 20595 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 85.060 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Neon Blue Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents 85.137 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Scale75
- C Dark Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Airnrhod Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.1 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Reaper
- C Violet Light Master Series Paints Core Colors 9266 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Arteza
- D Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Mission Models
- D Transparent Blue MMP-168 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Iridescent Plum Purple MMP-157 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in FolkArt
- D Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2929 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Cobalt Blue (Acrysion) equivalent in Revell
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.7 · similar
Cobalt Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #3E0F7F | Violet Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tom Color | #020C65 | Azul | ΔE 6.8 |
| Monument | #09125D | Transparent Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| AK Interactive | #1E357B | Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.7 |
| Foundry | #1C175A | Violet Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.7 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.9 |
| The Army Painter | #492B79 | Alien Purple Warpaints Primer | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #1D1F58 | Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.8 |
| Warcolours | #560182 | Violet 4 Layer paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #233541 | Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint | ΔE 11.1 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 11.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.4 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 13.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Purple Acrysion ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color ΔE 8.9 · similar
- E MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 10.0 · far
- E Bright Blue Acrysion ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Character Blue Mr Color ΔE 10.7 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot