Trollblood Base
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#178799 · L*51.6 a*-22.7 b*-18.0
The closest match to P3 Trollblood Base in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Trollblood Base is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Scale75 Adriatic Blue, ΔE 1.2. 21 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 Trollblood Base?
Scale75 Adriatic Blue is the closest equivalent to P3 Trollblood Base in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Hawk Turquoise (ΔE 2.4) and Mr. Paint Porsche Miami Blue (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Trollblood Base?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Green, ΔE 5.8 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Trollblood Base Shop Scale75 Adriatic Blue Shop Scale75 Scale Color Range set
Trollblood Base equivalent in Scale75
- A Adriatic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Magic Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 8.2 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Citadel
- B Hawk Turquoise Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Aethermatic Blue Contrast ΔE 3.5 · close
Trollblood Base equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Miami Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C015 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Blue FS35190 Mr Paint MRP-239 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Atlantis Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21971E ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Tropical Blue Gloss™ 20348 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Fs36320 Aqueous Hobby Color H307 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 A Aqueous Hobby Color H334 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Ducat Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11177 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Blue Fs 35190 Air (3rd Gen) AK11878 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in FolkArt
- C Aqua Acrylic Colors 481 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Teal Acrylic Colors 405 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Warcolours
- C Turquoise 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Blue 2 Layer paints ΔE 7.7 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Monument
- C Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series S34 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints 067 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Raging Sea Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Hydra Turqoise Warpaints WP1141 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Mission Models
- D Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Iridescent Turquoise MMP-161 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Trollblood Base equivalent in Acrilex
- D Azul Piscina Paints 823 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- E Azul Paints 559 ΔE 17.0 · far
Trollblood Base in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #007887 | Blue Green Model Color | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #2A93B0 | Union Trouser Blue Paint System | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #3A83A0 | Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Golden | #287683 | Light Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tamiya | #5B8E98 | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #2F737E | Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics | ΔE 7.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.3 |
| Reaper | #557E90 | Ashen Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.6 |
| Tom Color | #66899C | Gris Bleu Chair | ΔE 10.6 |
| Italeri | #607C7F | Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #48A3C0 | Zima Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 11.1 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 11.4 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 13.9 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 15.6 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 17.5 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- D Meridius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Trollblood Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Turquoise Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.6 · far
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