Cobalt Blue
Scale75 · Artist Range
#005E91 · L*37.9 a*-3.6 b*-34.6
The closest match to Scale75 Cobalt Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Cobalt Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Kraken Blue at ΔE 0.3. 15 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 Scale75 Cobalt Blue?
The Army Painter Kraken Blue is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Cobalt Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Cayman Blue (ΔE 1.1) and Mr. Paint Porsche Shark Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Cobalt Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Wash, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Cobalt Blue Shop The Army Painter Kraken Blue Shop The Army Painter D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments set
Cobalt Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Kraken Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- B Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cayman Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2953 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 4.2 · close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 4.2 · close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Cerulean Blue Deep Fluid 2051 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in P3
- B Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 4.6 · close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Mig
- C Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.9 · close
Cobalt Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C French Blue (Cobalt Blue) MMP-178 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Bright Blue (Mecha etc) MMP-122 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Cobalt Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 4.4 |
| Citadel | #106993 | Shadow Grey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #0068AD | French Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #326A8B | Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.1 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 11.1 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- D Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Primary Blue Artist Range ΔE 9.0 · similar
- D Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Turquoise Artist Range ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Magic Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 11.2 · far
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