Blue (Email Color - Gloss)
Revell · Email Color - Gloss
#01448A · L*29.3 a*10.7 b*-44.0
The closest match to Revell Blue (Email Color - Gloss) in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Primary Blue at ΔE 0.8. 9 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 Revell Blue (Email Color - Gloss)?
Apple Barrel Primary Blue is the closest equivalent to Revell Blue (Email Color - Gloss) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol French Blue (ΔE 2.0) and The Army Painter Sapphire Gem (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Blue (Email Color - Gloss)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Blue, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Humbrol
- A French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B True Blue Arte Deco 85.058 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A736 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B MS White Gundam Color Spray SG2 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Bright Blue Acrysion N15 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Scale75
- B Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Light Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Blue (Email Color - Gloss) equivalent in Citadel
- B Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Macragge Blue Spray ΔE 2.6 · very close
Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 3.2 |
| Foundry | #003E72 | Deep Blue Paint System | ΔE 3.5 |
| Golden | #193E8E | Primary Cyan Heavy Body | ΔE 3.7 |
| Reaper | #29458F | Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.4 |
| AK Interactive | #1A4067 | Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.7 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 11.4 · far
- E Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 12.9 · far
- E Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 15.7 · far
- E Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.7 · far
- E Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 18.2 · far
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