Hobgoblin Blue
Reaper · Master Series Paints Pathfinder · 89529
#6BA2B7 · L*63.7 a*-12.5 b*-16.5
The closest match to Reaper Hobgoblin Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Hobgoblin Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Pool Blue at ΔE 1.0. 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
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 Reaper Hobgoblin Blue?
Apple Barrel Pool Blue is the closest equivalent to Reaper Hobgoblin Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Blue SU-35 (ΔE 1.6) and Scale75 Ancestral Blue (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Hobgoblin Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Grey N.7, ΔE 5.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Hobgoblin Blue Shop Apple Barrel Pool Blue Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Bimini Blue Colors 21482 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-298 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Russia Cockpit Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A043 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 4.1 · close
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics 7145 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 3.9 · close
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.5 · far
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Zima Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.7 · close
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Aii Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11910 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Aii Light Blue Air AK2253 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Light blue Spray TS-23 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- D Russian AF Grey N.7 Model Air 71.343 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Electric Blue Game Color 72.023 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Hobgoblin Blue equivalent in Foundry
- D Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 5.9 · similar
Hobgoblin Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 5.4 |
| Duncan | #4199B3 | Cursed Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 6.2 |
| The Army Painter | #3BA0CB | Ice Storm Warpaints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Citadel | #6D94B3 | Fenrisian Grey Air | ΔE 7.4 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Mig | #819B9C | RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.7 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.2 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 11.2 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.7 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 13.6 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Emerald Green Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Surf Aqua Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 9.0 · similar
- D Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.3 · similar
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