Phthalo Cyanine Blue
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H322
#1E2D56 · L*19.3 a*8.4 b*-26.8
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Royal blue at ΔE 0.8. 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 Phthalo Cyanine Blue?
Tamiya Royal blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Triumphant Navy (ΔE 1.0) and Revell Dark Blue (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue Shop Tamiya Royal blue Shop Tamiya Acrylics Mini Gloss set
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- A Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 4.3 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Revell
- A Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.5 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Persian Blue Acrylic Colors 6362 ΔE 3.8 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- A Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Italeri
- A Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint 4687AP ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 15.7 · far
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7460 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body 1005 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 4.4 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Blue Model Color 70.930 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air 71.313 ΔE 4.0 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 3.5 · close
Phthalo Cyanine Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 2.8 |
| Foundry | #1D3460 | French Blue Paint System | ΔE 2.9 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #012861 | Inktense Blue Inktensity Range | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 4.3 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.2 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.3 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Blue Fs15050 Mr Color ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Phthalo Cyanne Blue Mr Color ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Blue Fs15044 Mr Color ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.4 · similar
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