Sapphire Blue
Mr. Hobby · Mr Crystal Color · XC05
#B0C3E1 · L*78.3 a*-0.1 b*-17.1
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Sapphire Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Sapphire Blue is a light, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Vallejo Baby Blue at ΔE 2.8 — very close. 25 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 Sapphire Blue?
Vallejo Baby Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Sapphire Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Lavanda (ΔE 3.0) and The Army Painter Augur Blue (ΔE 3.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Sapphire Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Baby Blue, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Sapphire Blue Shop Vallejo Baby Blue Shop Vallejo Arte Deco set
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Baby Blue Arte Deco 85.061 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Wolf Grey Hobby Paint 28.020 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Lavanda Paints 587 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Azul Country Paints 825 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Augur Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Pastel Indigo Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A002 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Apothecary White Contrast ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Blue Horror Layer ΔE 4.9 · close
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- D Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt 44 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- D Blue Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Blue Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 7.4 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Sapphire Blue Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Wolven Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Reaper
- D Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Akata Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89523 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Foundry
- D French Hussar Sky Blue Paint System 76B ΔE 6.2 · similar
- E Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 10.2 · far
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Zinc White Heavy Body 1415 ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Zinc White OPEN Acrylics 7415 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Sapphire Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Blue Kazoo Colors 99263E ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Regency Blue Colors 20751 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Sapphire Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #BAC4CE | Blue - Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mission Models | #A4ADBC | Hellblau RLM 78 | ΔE 7.8 |
| FolkArt | #A0C3D7 | Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.9 |
| Tamiya | #ADB7C0 | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 8.4 |
| Tom Color | #ADB1BD | Silbergrau Dkm50 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.5 |
| Mig | #B4CEDB | Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.6 |
| Duncan | #C1BED3 | Decadent Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 9.1 |
| AK Interactive | #C8DEEC | Wwi German Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) | ΔE 9.4 |
| Scale75 | #C9CFD5 | Primer Surface White Primers | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 9.9 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.4 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.4 |
| Revell | #BABFC2 | Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 10.6 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.8 |
| Monument | #BCE3F2 | Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 14.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 14.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Turquoise Green Mr Crystal Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Moonstone Pearl Mr Crystal Color ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Diamond Silver Mr Crystal Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Tourmaline Green Mr Crystal Color ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Amethyst Purple Mr Crystal Color ΔE 8.8 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot