Paint Equivalents

Blue

Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-15

#09347B · L*23.5 a*16.1 b*-44.1

The closest match to Tamiya Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Blue is a very dark, saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Phthalo Blue (green Shade) at ΔE 0.5. 9 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) 7255 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) 1255 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Golden chart

Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Cobalt Hue 20596 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Too Blue 20771 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Tamiya → Apple Barrel chart

Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Ultramarine AK11179 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Pure Blue, RAL 5005 RC010 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive chart

Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) PB15.4 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Ultramarine Blue PB 29 ΔE 7.1 · similar

Blue equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Blue 25 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Midnight Blue S15 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tamiya → Humbrol chart

Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Brilliant Blue 641 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B True Blue 401 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → FolkArt chart

Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. B Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Blue ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Tamiya → Revell chart

Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Imperial Blue 72.720 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Magic Blue 76.021 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo chart

Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Macragge Blue ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Macragge Blue ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → Citadel chart

Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B British Royal Blue Light 74C ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C French Blue 65B ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Tamiya → Foundry chart

Blue equivalent in Creature

  1. B Dark Grey Blue MPA-014 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. E Blue MPA-046 ΔE 12.7 · far

Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Elven Armour ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Beowulf Blue ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter chart

Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #1A3085 Imperium Blue ΔE 3.5
Mr. Paint #194083 Signal Blue RAL 5005 ΔE 3.8
Scale75 #263E88 Light Ultramarine ΔE 3.8
P3 #203467 Exile Blue ΔE 3.9
Mr. Hobby #253F72 Metal Dark Blue ΔE 4.3
Reaper #213165 Twilight Purple ΔE 4.5
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.9
Mig #294888 Medium Blue ΔE 6.3
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue ΔE 7.0
Mission Models #002059 Blue ΔE 7.2
Warcolours #0043AC Blue 4 ΔE 7.6
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue ΔE 7.7
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 8.1
Liquitex #2D2A5F Ultramarine Blue Red Shade ΔE 8.4
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue ΔE 8.8
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 14.5

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Blue ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Mica blue ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. B Mica blue ΔE 2.9 · very close
  4. B Pearl blue ΔE 3.3 · very close
  5. B Racing blue ΔE 3.3 · very close
  6. B Pearl blue ΔE 3.4 · very close