Pearl blue (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-89
#0C3E80 · L*27.0 a*11.3 b*-41.6
The closest match to Tamiya Pearl blue (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Pearl blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Beowulf Blue at ΔE 0.4. 8 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 Pearl blue (Spray)?
The Army Painter Beowulf Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Pearl blue (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Macragge Blue (ΔE 0.6) and Green Stuff World Marine Blue (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Pearl blue (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Pearl blue Shop The Army Painter Beowulf Blue Shop The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 set
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Elven Armour Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Citadel
- A Macragge Blue Spray ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Macragge Blue Air ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Magic Blue Game Air 76.021 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Revell
- B Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.9 · similar
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- B Deep Blue Paint System 20B ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B British Royal Blue Light Paint System 74C ΔE 3.1 · very close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Golden
- B Primary Cyan Heavy Body 1500 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Phthalo Blue (green Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7255 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Cobalt Hue Colors 20596 ΔE 4.8 · close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Bright Blue Acrysion N15 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Pearl blue (Spray) equivalent in Humbrol
- B French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 4.0 · close
Pearl blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #263E88 | Light Ultramarine Artist Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 3.7 |
| AK Interactive | #1A4067 | Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.9 |
| Reaper | #29458F | Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 4.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.6 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mission Models | #0149B8 | Iridescent Blue | ΔE 7.9 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Mica blue Spray ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Pearl blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Racing blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Mica blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.8 · close
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