Paint Equivalents

Flat blue

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-78

#006A94 · L*41.9 a*-9.7 b*-30.1

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

Tamiya Flat blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Tidal Blue at ΔE 0.7. 16 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Flat blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Tidal Blue ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. D Kraken Blue ΔE 5.1 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Shadow Grey ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Gryph-Charger Grey ΔE 2.3 · very close

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Flat blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B True Blue FS15102 MRP-384 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Dark Blue SU-27 MRP-045 ΔE 4.4 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Moody Blue 20287E ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Teal Treat 4473E ΔE 7.0 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Flight Blue ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.3 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Azure Blue 643 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Sterling Blue 441 ΔE 4.1 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Turquoise A226 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. E Cerulean Blue A502 ΔE 13.4 · far

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Flat blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Blue Gray H42 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Deep Clear Blue GX103 ΔE 8.9 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Light Turquoise 70.840 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C French Blue 85.066 ΔE 5.0 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Morning-After Blues 9683 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Tropical Blue 9419 ΔE 4.0 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Intense Blue -77- AK3069 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Clear Blue RC504 ΔE 4.8 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Fester Blue 166 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Aquamarine 132 ΔE 6.5 · similar

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Flat blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #146F8A Iridescent Turquoise ΔE 5.5
P3 #2E728B Runeshot ΔE 6.0
Liquitex #1C5E78 Cerulean Blue Hue ΔE 6.0
Italeri #0068AD French Blue ΔE 6.2
Revell #0070B4 Blue ΔE 6.2
Green Stuff World #0268B0 Summersea Blue ΔE 6.6
Golden #0160A2 Manganese Blue Hue ΔE 6.9
Foundry #46769E Prussian Gun Mid Blue ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #0464B1 Blue 3 ΔE 7.6
Duncan #347DAA Enchantment Blue ΔE 7.7
Monument #517283 Blue Black ΔE 9.1
Mig #18568F Marine Blue ΔE 9.2
Creature #105AC4 Blue ΔE 11.6
Kimera Kolors #285E68 Cobalt Bluegreen ΔE 11.9
Humbrol #328AB0 Mediterranean Blue ΔE 12.2
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 13.5

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. C Metallic blue ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Brilliant blue ΔE 7.7 · similar
  3. D Light metallic blue ΔE 8.0 · similar
  4. D Pure blue ΔE 9.4 · similar
  5. E Blue violet ΔE 12.1 · far
  6. E Metallic blue ΔE 12.1 · far