Dark Blue 438
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-219
#143137 · L*18.5 a*-8.8 b*-7.1
The closest match to Mr. Paint Dark Blue 438 in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Dark Blue 438 is a very dark, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Dark Blue 438m at ΔE 0.3. 15 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. Paint Dark Blue 438?
Tom Color Dark Blue 438m is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Dark Blue 438 in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Gunship Gray (ΔE 2.0) and Scale75 Despair Green (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Dark Blue 438?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Dark Blue 438 Shop Tom Color Dark Blue 438m
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Tom Color
- A Dark Blue 438m TC-0311 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- D FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Italeri
- A Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Schwarzgrün RLM 70 Acrylic Paint 4780AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Scale75
- B Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Riff Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Green Pro Acrylic Paints 048 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald Pro Signature Series S20 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Citadel
- B Incubi Darkness Base ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Nocturne Green Air ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Engine Gray Fs16081 A Aqueous Hobby Color H339 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color H326 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Golden
- B Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) Fluid 2270 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Phthalo Green (blue Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7270 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Foundry
- C French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade Paint System 71A ΔE 3.5 · close
- C British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.5 · similar
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Ocean Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11173 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Anthracite Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11167 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Humbrol
- C Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Blue 438 equivalent in Liquitex
- C Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Dark Blue 438 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #253338 | Charcoal Grey Arte Deco | ΔE 4.8 |
| Warcolours | #002327 | Turquoise 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Creature | #0C3333 | Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 5.0 |
| FolkArt | #1E3541 | Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Reaper | #1C3947 | Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tamiya | #2E3B43 | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #124244 | Arachnid Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.2 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.2 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.3 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 13.8 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 14.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 19.6 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- C IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Sea Blue Ana 623 Mr Paint ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Sea Blue FS35042 Mr Paint ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Sea Blue FS15042 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Mercedes 300sl Restomod Green Metallic Mr Paint - Car ΔE 7.0 · similar
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