Navy blue
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-8
#28425E · L*27.2 a*-0.7 b*-19.6
The closest match to Tamiya Navy blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Navy blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Tom Color Azul Luminoso, ΔE 1.9. 14 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 Navy blue?
Tom Color Azul Luminoso is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Navy blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Fenrys Grey (ΔE 2.1) and The Army Painter Night Sky (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Navy blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue RLM24, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Navy blue Shop Tom Color Azul Luminoso
Navy blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 4.0 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Space Wolves Grey Contrast ΔE 3.4 · very close
Navy blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 4.5 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-124 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Ford Gt Liquid Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C003 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Navy blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard RC011 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Navy blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Navy blue equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Navy blue equivalent in Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Paint System 74B ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System 73A ΔE 3.6 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Dark Blue RLM24 Model Air 71.266 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Wedgewood Blue Arte Deco 85.065 ΔE 3.6 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range 172 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Royal Blue Fantasy Range 110 ΔE 3.9 · close
Navy blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9020 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.8 · close
Navy blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #1F435B | Award Blue Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #233C50 | Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color | ΔE 4.0 |
| FolkArt | #253858 | Cobalt Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #164765 | Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- D Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Pearl blue Spray ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Gray violet Aircraft Spray ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Mica blue Spray ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Pearl blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.4 · similar
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