Paint Equivalents

Voltaic Blue

P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3

#7AA0AB · L*63.5 a*-10.3 b*-9.9

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

P3 Voltaic Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Aii Light Blue, ΔE 1.2. 16 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 Voltaic Blue?

AK Interactive Aii Light Blue is the closest equivalent to P3 Voltaic Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Ocean View (ΔE 2.3) and Mr. Hobby RLM65 Light Blue (ΔE 2.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Voltaic Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Pale Blue, ΔE 4.6 — a close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Voltaic Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Aii Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11910 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Aii Light Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC310 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full P3 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full P3 → FolkArt conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full P3 → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-298 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Azzurro Subalare Mr Paint MRP-319 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full P3 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full P3 → Tamiya conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Faded Blue Jeans TC-0157 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full P3 → Tom Color conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 4.1 · close

Full P3 → Foundry conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full P3 → Duncan conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full P3 → Mission Models conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full P3 → Reaper conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full P3 → Scale75 conversion chart

Voltaic Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Bimini Blue Colors 21482 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full P3 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Voltaic Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Vallejo #759499 Pale Blue Model Air ΔE 4.6
Mig #819B9C RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics ΔE 4.9
Citadel #8BA3A3 Celestra Grey Base ΔE 5.6
Warcolours #599BA7 Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints ΔE 6.1
Turbo Dork #6993AA Blue Steel ΔE 6.4
Green Stuff World #69ACB5 Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.6
Golden #569AB6 Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics ΔE 7.0
Arteza #92B8C3 Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 7.1
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.8
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey World War II Range ΔE 8.0
The Army Painter #7A97B1 Fog Grey Warpaints ΔE 8.3
Revell #8C969F Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 9.2
Humbrol #4598C0 Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.1
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 10.4
Acrilex #2095AD Azul Piscina Paints ΔE 10.5
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 11.4
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 12.2
Creature #2DAEE8 Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.5

Nearest colours inside P3

  1. E Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.0 · far
  2. E Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.5 · far
  3. E Meridius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.5 · far
  4. E Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.6 · far
  5. E Armor Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 13.8 · far
  6. E Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 14.1 · far

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