Sky Blue
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9018
#4BA3D5 · L*63.7 a*-11.0 b*-33.2
The closest match to Reaper Sky Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Sky Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Medium Blue at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 13 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 Sky Blue?
FolkArt Medium Blue is the closest equivalent to Reaper Sky Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Ghostly Blue (ΔE 2.3) and Duncan Seafarer Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Sky Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Sea Blue, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Sky Blue Shop FolkArt Medium Blue (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Sky Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Vivid Blue Paint System 22B ΔE 3.0 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Marine 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Azul Marshmallow TCUP-25 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D FS 35231 TC-0032 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Clear blue Lacquer Paint LP-68 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Lothern Blue Air ΔE 3.5 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H323 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Clear Blue Acrysion N93 ΔE 3.9 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Light Sea Blue Model Air 71.089 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 4.0 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Creature
- C Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Zima Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
Sky Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #56B1E7 | Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.3 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 4.7 |
| Scale75 | #2496C8 | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #64B3DC | Cool Blue Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #74A5C5 | Hyundai I20 Wrc Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 5.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #2F9CF1 | Bavarian Blue Military Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mig | #2495FB | Cyan Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.7 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.6 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 11.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 11.5 · far
- E Snow Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 12.2 · far
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