Cyan Blue
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9117
#0288D1 · L*54.3 a*-3.8 b*-46.0
The closest match to Reaper Cyan Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Cyan Blue is a mid-toned, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Calth Blue Clear at ΔE 0.4. 14 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 Reaper Cyan Blue?
Citadel Calth Blue Clear is the closest equivalent to Reaper Cyan Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Arteza Cerulean Blue (ΔE 0.6) and Apple Barrel Electric Blue (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Cyan Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Cyan Blue Shop Citadel Calth Blue Clear Shop Citadel Air set
Cyan Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Calth Blue Clear Air ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- C Imrik Blue Dry ΔE 3.7 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Arteza
- A Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 4.2 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21974E ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 5.9 · similar
Cyan Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Metal Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX204 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Monument
- A Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Cyan Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Fluorescent Blue Game Color 72.160 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Cyan Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Look at Me Blue ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 9.2 · similar
Cyan Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 3.7 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Frost Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 3.6 · close
Cyan Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Cyan Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #4A8AC7 | Sky Blue Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Warcolours | #4E91C8 | Blue Glaze Glazing paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tamiya | #3690C0 | French blue Spray | ΔE 5.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 5.1 |
| Golden | #5489C4 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 5.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3F7EAA | Hideous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #007CAF | Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 7.7 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 9.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.8 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.7 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Ultramarine Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Andoran Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Ezren Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Tropical Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 9.6 · similar
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