Paint Equivalents

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range)

Scale75 · Scale Color Range

#2496C8 · L*58.4 a*-13.3 b*-34.4

The closest match to Scale75 Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) in every other range, nearest first.

Scale75 Sky Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Basic Blue at ΔE 1.0. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Sky Blue (Scale Color Range)?

Vallejo Basic Blue is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- (ΔE 1.5) and Citadel Lothern Blue (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Sky Blue (Scale Color Range)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Basic Blue, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Scale75 Sky Blue Shop Vallejo Basic Blue Shop Vallejo Premium Airbrush Color set

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. A Deep Blue Mecha Color 69.018 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → Vallejo conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. D Amt-7 Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11916 ΔE 8.3 · similar

Full Scale75 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Lothern Blue Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Scale75 → Citadel conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System 106C ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Scale75 → Foundry conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Scale75 → Tamiya conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Ionic Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Scale75 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders UG19 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Clear Blue Acrysion N93 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Scale75 → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 89 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 48 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Scale75 → Humbrol conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Scale75 → Duncan conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Bavarian Blue Military Range 239 ΔE 7.7 · similar

Full Scale75 → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-044 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint MRP-143 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Scale75 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Sky Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full Scale75 → Arteza conversion chart

Sky Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #2489BD Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics ΔE 4.6
Warcolours #008DB5 Blue 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.7
Turbo Dork #4B94CB Da Ba Dee ΔE 4.8
Reaper #4BA3D5 Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.9
Monument #248CCB Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.9
FolkArt #539FD3 Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 5.1
Golden #569AB6 Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.8
Tom Color #35A9DA Azul Marshmallow ΔE 6.0
Mission Models #6299C4 Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets ΔE 6.0
Apple Barrel #4B87AC Sky Haze Gloss™ ΔE 6.2
Green Stuff World #53A7CB Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.6
Creature #2DAEE8 Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.5
Liquitex #00A0FB Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.0
Revell #2881BB Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.0
Acrilex #2095AD Azul Piscina Paints ΔE 8.5
Italeri #4385C5 Azure Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.8
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 9.9
P3 #178799 Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.0

Nearest colours inside Scale75

  1. D Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 8.0 · similar
  2. D Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 8.4 · similar
  3. D Jorildyn Turquoise Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 9.3 · similar
  4. D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 9.6 · similar
  5. D Neon Blue Artist Range ΔE 10.0 · similar
  6. E Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 10.3 · far

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