Midnight Blue
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9019
#0B141D · L*6.0 a*-0.7 b*-7.3
The closest match to Reaper Midnight Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Midnight Blue is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow, ΔE 1.7. 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 Midnight Blue?
Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow is the closest equivalent to Reaper Midnight Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color (ΔE 2.1) and AK Interactive Russian Blue Base (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Midnight Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Petrol Spills (Gloss), ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Midnight Blue Shop Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow
Midnight Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0046 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D FS 37030 TC-0035 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJNAF Q1 Cowling Color Mr Paint MRP-432 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Ford Gt Med. Royal Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C006 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Midnight Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Russian Blue Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11432 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Strong Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11187 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Leviadon Blue Contrast ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Creature
- B Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-034 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-030 ΔE 4.1 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Blue Shade Paint System 66A ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 6.6 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Primer Surface Black Primers ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Art Black Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo MMP-105 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Black MMP-047 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark mica blue Spray TS-64 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Midnight Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Prussian Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 6360 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Calypso Sky Acrylic Colors 524 ΔE 4.4 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Black Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.3 · close
Midnight Blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints A005 ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 13.3 · far
Midnight Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #191F2B | English Navy Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Vallejo | #191C1F | Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| The Army Painter | #17202E | Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash | ΔE 4.8 |
| Golden | #191E21 | Jenkins Green OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Monument | #18191B | Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mig | #1F242A | Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #000011 | MS Light Blue Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Warcolours | #191919 | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #1A1A1A | Primer Black Matt Surface | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 7.3 |
| Humbrol | #000000 | Black Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.3 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #000000 | Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.9 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 14.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 25.4 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- B Blue Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Black Ink Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Nightmare Black Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Worn Navy Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Noir Black Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Adamantium Black Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
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