Deep metallic blue
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-53
#112135 · L*12.4 a*0.8 b*-15.1
The closest match to Tamiya Deep metallic blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Deep metallic blue is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry French Blue Shade, ΔE 1.1. 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 Tamiya Deep metallic blue?
Foundry French Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Deep metallic blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone (ΔE 2.9) and Monument Dark Blue (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Deep metallic blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Night Blue, ΔE 5.0 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Deep metallic blue Shop Foundry French Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Foundry
- A French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Prussian Blue Paint System 66B ΔE 4.3 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Blue Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Ultramarine Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9187 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Coal Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9693 ΔE 4.3 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 3.6 · close
- C English Navy Colors 20773 ΔE 4.2 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Golden
- C Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid 2390 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body 1460 ΔE 4.9 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Pla Sea Blue AFV AK4252 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Cobalt Blue Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11201 ΔE 3.8 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0046 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Deep metallic blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Ink Spot Acrylic Colors 2623 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Morning Blue Mr Paint MRP-158 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Toyota Gr Supra Deep Blue Metallic Mr Paint - Car MRP-C021 ΔE 4.6 · close
Deep metallic blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Deep metallic blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E3046 | Blue Fs15044 Mr Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Vallejo | #202430 | Night Blue Game Color | ΔE 5.0 |
| Creature | #141D26 | Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mig | #022334 | Crystal Black Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #1A213D | Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.0 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A2C41 | Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #212F5E | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.6 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 13.2 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.2 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Dark mica blue Spray ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Dark blue Spray ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.5 · similar
- E Mixing blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Navy blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 10.9 · far
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