Trollblood Blue
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#1F6A77 · L*41.1 a*-17.8 b*-13.8
The closest match to P3 Trollblood Blue in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Trollblood Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Turquoise at ΔE 0.5. 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
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 P3 Trollblood Blue?
Apple Barrel Turquoise is the closest equivalent to P3 Trollblood Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Deep Azure (ΔE 1.6) and Golden Cobalt Turquoise (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Trollblood Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Trollblood Blue Shop Apple Barrel Turquoise (Colors) Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Turquoise Colors 20210 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- C Teal Treat Colors 4473E ΔE 3.8 · close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Deep Azure Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Hydra Turquoise Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Cobalt Turquoise Fluid 2144 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Turquoise SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6640 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Air Superiority Blue Mr Color 74 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Grayish Blue Fs35237 Mr Color 337 ΔE 3.8 · close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Sotek Green Layer ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Thunderhawk Blue Dry ΔE 3.6 · close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-200 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B International Blue FS35109 Mr Paint MRP-238 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light metallic blue Spray TS-54 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-13 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics AMIG0251 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Dull Green Acrylics AMIG0077 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Trollblood Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 Air (3rd Gen) AK11877 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) AK11898 ΔE 4.7 · close
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors 9077 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Bright Turquoise Master Series Paints Bones 9471 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 PB 36 ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Samurai Green Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 10.5 · far
Trollblood Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Night Sky Paint System 62B ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Night Sky Light Paint System 62C ΔE 7.7 · similar
Trollblood Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #005E70 | Leviathan Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| FolkArt | #2A677C | Blue Topaz Metallics | ΔE 4.7 |
| Vallejo | #006279 | Turquoise Arte Deco | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #056065 | Viridian Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tom Color | #4B6C73 | Navy Blue Usn WW2 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3A7289 | Aquamarine Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| Monument | #167D94 | Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.6 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #2A6A66 | Legion Green Wave 3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.0 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #387971 | Cool Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 10.7 |
| Revell | #2C544C | Sea Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 12.3 |
| Humbrol | #525D57 | Primer Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 14.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.0 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 16.3 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- D Turquoise Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Coal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- E Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.3 · far
- E Meridius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.5 · far
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