Paint Equivalents

Arcane Blue

P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3

#7ACFD9 · L*78.3 a*-23.2 b*-13.0

The closest match to P3 Arcane Blue in every other range, nearest first.

P3 Arcane Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Neptune Glow, ΔE 1.8. 20 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 P3 Arcane Blue?

The Army Painter Neptune Glow is the closest equivalent to P3 Arcane Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Pinky Blue (ΔE 2.0) and Acrilex Acqua Marina (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Arcane Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Verdigris, ΔE 4.5 — a close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Arcane Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Neptune Glow Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Marine Mist Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.3 · close

Full P3 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Pinky Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full P3 → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Acqua Marina Paints 803 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Turquesa Paints 577 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Full P3 → Acrilex conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Ice Devil Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89524 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Light Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9264 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full P3 → Reaper conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix 313 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 770 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full P3 → Liquitex conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Light Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-043 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full P3 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Curacao ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Dork ΔE 9.0 · similar

Arcane Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Verdigris Game Color 72.135 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C AII SV. Gol Light Blue Model Air 71.317 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full P3 → Vallejo conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. C Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11175 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full P3 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Ocean View Acrylic Colors 6459 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Calypso Sky Shiny™ 2710 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Full P3 → FolkArt conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. D Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.4 · similar
  2. D Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full P3 → Citadel conversion chart

Arcane Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. D Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full P3 → Revell conversion chart

Arcane Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #3DC1C7 Light Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.7
Warcolours #9EDBEE Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 7.0
Mig #71C6E3 Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics ΔE 7.0
Foundry #7CB7C7 Tomb Blue Light Paint System ΔE 7.5
Apple Barrel #68B6B6 Caribbean Colors ΔE 7.7
Mr. Hobby #7EB4BE RLM65 Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.8
Duncan #58B9B6 Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 8.5
Coat d'Arms #97C9C0 Sea Grey World War II Range ΔE 8.5
Scale75 #75B6B0 Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 9.0
Golden #00BCC1 Teal Fluid ΔE 9.0
Monument #75F1F1 Turquoise Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 9.0
Arteza #92B8C3 Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.5
Tamiya #34B0B9 Clear blue Spray ΔE 9.9
Mission Models #93B1AF Hellblau RLM 65 ΔE 11.7
Tom Color #789FA4 FS 35189 ΔE 13.9
Humbrol #ADBFC9 US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 14.3
Creature #2DAEE8 Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.3
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 21.5

Nearest colours inside P3

  1. E Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.1 · far
  2. E Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.4 · far
  3. E Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.1 · far
  4. E Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.9 · far
  5. E Galvanized Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 18.3 · far
  6. E Meridius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 19.5 · far

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