Night Blue
Revell · Email Color - Gloss
#28285E · L*19.1 a*17.3 b*-32.4
The closest match to Revell Night Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Night Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Ultramarine Blue Red Shade at ΔE 1.1. 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
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 Night Blue?
Liquitex Ultramarine Blue Red Shade is the closest equivalent to Revell Night Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Ultramarine Violet (ΔE 1.3) and Tamiya Mixing blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Night Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 4.3 — a close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Night Blue Shop Liquitex Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Night Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- A Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 382 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 380 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Night Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Ultramarine Violet OPEN Acrylics 7401 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body 1005 ΔE 3.8 · close
Night Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Night Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 4.5 · close
Night Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Night Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A504 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A505 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Night Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Perfect Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2929 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Violet Shimmer Metallics 99231 ΔE 3.6 · close
Night Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Ultramar Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
Night Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- C Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 4.9 · close
Night Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- C Violeta Cobalto Paints 540 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Azul Marinho Paints 544 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Night Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.4 · similar
Night Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9483 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Malvernian Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9296 ΔE 4.4 · close
Night Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #273361 | Dark Blue Model Color | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E2D56 | Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #2A1C51 | Violet Artist Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| The Army Painter | #1B3061 | Elven Armor Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.0 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Foundry | #1C175A | Violet Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 5.3 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #2A2746 | Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.7 |
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #081144 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 7.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.6 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 12.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.9 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- D Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.3 · similar
- E Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 12.9 · far
- E Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.7 · far
- E Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.8 · far
- E Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.9 · far
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