Grey Blue RAL 5008
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-281
#233541 · L*21.2 a*-3.5 b*-9.8
The closest match to Mr. Paint Grey Blue RAL 5008 in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Grey Blue RAL 5008 is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Union Blue Shade at ΔE 1.3. 13 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 Grey Blue RAL 5008?
Foundry Union Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Grey Blue RAL 5008 in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Midnight Garden (ΔE 1.7) and AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Grey Blue RAL 5008?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Grey Blue RAL 5008 Shop Foundry Union Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Foundry
- A Union Blue Shade Paint System 111A ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 3.6 · close
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in FolkArt
- A Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air RC208 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air AK2162 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Reaper
- B Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Gunmetal Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9126 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Monument
- B Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 044 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.7 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.2 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Liquitex
- B Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 4.6 · close
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Humbrol
- C Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color H328 ΔE 4.0 · close
Grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Tom Color
- C FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C RAL 5008 Graublau TC-0084 ΔE 3.9 · close
Grey Blue RAL 5008 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 3.8 |
| The Army Painter | #2A414F | Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Citadel | #273E51 | Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | ΔE 4.2 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #0D2736 | Remove Mana Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #262B31 | Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #272B34 | RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #1F435B | Award Blue Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.6 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.4 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.9 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 13.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- A IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Burnt Metal Blue Mr Paint ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Burnt Metal Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 4.1 · close
- C SCC No.14 Mr Paint ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Sea Blue FS35042 Mr Paint ΔE 4.2 · close
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