Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H88
#004F99 · L*33.8 a*9.5 b*-46.1
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Sky Blue Shade at ΔE 1.3. 8 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 Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
Foundry Sky Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Metallic blue (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo True Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is True Blue, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue Shop Foundry Sky Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Foundry
- A Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Deep Blue Light Paint System 20C ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 4.2 · close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo
- A True Blue Arte Deco 85.058 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Mystic Blue Xpress Color 72.411 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Arteza
- A Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A736 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- E Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 11.5 · far
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mig
- A Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Monument
- B Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in P3
- B Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0 · close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Regal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-408 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Marking Blue - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint MRP-007 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 4.0 · close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Blue Peacock Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2387 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Golden
- B Primary Cyan Fluid 2420 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Transparent Phthalo Blue GS High Flow 8559 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Metallic Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 3.1 |
| Scale75 | #01479C | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #014689 | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.4 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 3.9 |
| Warcolours | #005AA3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 3.9 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 4.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #12407E | Marine Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.7 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 6.9 |
| AK Interactive | #1A4067 | Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.5 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Blue Acrysion ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Metallic Blue Acrysion ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Susie Blue Mr Color GX ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Blue Mr Color Spray ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B MS White Gundam Color Spray ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Bright Blue Acrysion ΔE 5.5 · similar
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