Porsche Shark Blue
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint - Car · MRP-C039
#145F96 · L*38.8 a*-1.0 b*-36.2
The closest match to Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Manganese Blue Hue at ΔE 1.4. 10 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue?
Golden Manganese Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Cobalt Blue (ΔE 1.7) and The Army Painter Kraken Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Wash, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue Shop Golden Manganese Blue Hue (Fluid) Shop Golden Fluid set
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 7.5 · similar
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Kraken Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Viking Blue Warpaints WP1462 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in P3
- B Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 3.6 · close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 3.6 · close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cayman Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2953 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 3.9 · close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 3.8 · close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.5 · very close
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Porsche Shark Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Caledor Sky Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
Porsche Shark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #0068AD | French Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #2F67A4 | Marine Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 4.1 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0054A7 | Blue Mr Color Spray | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 6.1 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.7 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 9.2 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 10.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- C Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Blue Clear Mr Paint ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Azzurro Mr Paint ΔE 4.5 · close
- C True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Marking Blue Mr Paint ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D RLM 24 Dunkelblau Mr Paint ΔE 6.5 · similar
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