Paint Equivalents

Flat blue

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-8

#284C7B · L*31.9 a*3.4 b*-30.5

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

Tamiya Flat blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue at ΔE 1.2. 5 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 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Highlord Blue ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

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Flat blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A French Blue 71.088 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B True Blue 85.058 ΔE 3.3 · very close

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Flat blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Cerulean Blue 164 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Manganese Blue Hue 275 ΔE 9.9 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Calgar Blue ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A Calgar Blue ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

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Flat blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Sapphire 6312 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Ultramarine Blue 2711 ΔE 3.0 · very close

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Flat blue equivalent in Mig

  1. B Blue (RAL 5019) AMIG0086 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Medium Blue AMIG0103 ΔE 3.0 · very close

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Flat blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Primary Blue 21975E ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Blue Charm 23892E ΔE 3.7 · close

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Flat blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B RLM 24 MRP-A052 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. B Marking Blue - Czech & Slovak Insignia MRP-007 ΔE 3.4 · very close

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Flat blue equivalent in Revell

  1. C Blue ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.8 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Pearl Sapphire Blue A736 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Prussian Blue A505 ΔE 9.8 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in P3

  1. C Cygnar Blue Base ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Stormguard Blue ΔE 6.1 · similar

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Flat blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Marine Blue ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Prussian Blue ΔE 5.2 · 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
Reaper #014D7E Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.1
Foundry #19496D French Blue Light ΔE 4.2
Mr. Hobby #004F99 Metallic Blue ΔE 4.2
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue ΔE 4.3
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue ΔE 4.3
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.4
AK Interactive #1A4067 Deep Blue ΔE 4.4
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue ΔE 4.5
Scale75 #01479C Replenish Blue ΔE 4.7
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #02538B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) ΔE 4.8
Golden #00548D Cerulean Blue Deep ΔE 5.1
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue ΔE 6.7
Warcolours #005AA3 Marine 4 ΔE 6.9
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue ΔE 8.0
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 9.1

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. C Pearl blue ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. C Metallic blue ΔE 4.8 · close
  3. D Navy blue ΔE 5.5 · similar
  4. D Pearl blue ΔE 6.4 · similar
  5. D Racing blue ΔE 6.4 · similar
  6. D Mica blue ΔE 6.6 · similar