Metal Blue
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metallic Color GX · GX204
#377EBD · L*51.2 a*-1.2 b*-39.4
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metal Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metal Blue is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Duncan Leviathan Blue, ΔE 1.6. 11 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Blue?
Duncan Leviathan Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Paralyze Blue (ΔE 2.2) and The Army Painter Crystal Blue (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metal Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Metal Blue Shop Duncan Leviathan Blue Shop Duncan Wave 2 set
Metal Blue equivalent in Duncan
- A Leviathan Blue Wave 2 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Metal Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Paralyze Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Neon Blue Artist Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
Metal Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints WP1114 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Metal Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- B Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 570 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- E Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 984 ΔE 12.3 · far
Metal Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Look at Me Blue ΔE 2.7 · very close
Metal Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 6.8 · similar
Metal Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.7 · similar
Metal Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Tomb Blue Shade Paint System 23A ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Sky Blue Paint System 21B ΔE 4.6 · close
Metal Blue equivalent in Italeri
- B Azure Blue Acrylic Paint 4308AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 8.4 · similar
Metal Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Fluorescent Blue Game Color 72.160 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Electric Blue Game Air 76.023 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Metal Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Paints 559 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Azul Bali Paints 921 ΔE 15.3 · far
Metal Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Teclis Blue Layer ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Hoeth Blue Dry ΔE 4.2 · close
Metal Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #3F7EAA | Hideous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Golden | #4078A7 | Azurite Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 3.3 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Reaper | #007CBA | True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #237EE9 | Warhead Metallic Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Arteza | #0388D4 | Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #018AD2 | Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #007CAF | Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tamiya | #5172B3 | Blue violet Spray | ΔE 7.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 7.8 |
| AK Interactive | #1C69A1 | Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern | ΔE 8.3 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 9.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.6 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.9 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B A.E.U.G'.s MS Blue Gundam Color Spray ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue Mr Color ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Azure Blue Mr Color ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Sky Blue Acrysion ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 9.9 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot