Paint Equivalents

Pure blue

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-6

#005BAC · L*38.7 a*9.4 b*-49.5

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

Tamiya Pure blue is a dark, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Medium Blue at ΔE 1.1. 9 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Pure blue equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Medium Blue 4307AP ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. D French Blue 4659AP ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Tamiya → Italeri chart

Pure blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Marine 4 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Blue 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Tamiya → Warcolours chart

Pure blue equivalent in Golden

  1. A Cerulean Blue Hue 8526 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Cerulean Blue, Chromium 2050 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Golden chart

Pure blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Blue Wash 73.207 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Ultramarine Blue 72.722 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo chart

Pure blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Blue Clear MRP-267 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Porsche Shark Blue MRP-C039 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Paint chart

Pure blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Elder Robe ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Witching Hour Blue ΔE 5.4 · similar

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Pure blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Viking Blue WP1462 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Royal Blue ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter chart

Pure blue equivalent in Monument

  1. B Blue 005 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine S35 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Tamiya → Monument chart

Pure blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Blue SP5 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Metallic Blue H88 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby chart

Pure blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Prussian Blue 7103 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Sapphire 6312 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Tamiya → FolkArt chart

Pure blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B French Hussar Sky Blue Shade 76A ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Sky Blue Shade 21A ΔE 3.6 · close

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Pure blue equivalent in Mig

  1. B Marine Blue AMIG0123 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Blue (RAL 5019) AMIG0086 ΔE 5.4 · similar

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Pure blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #285C8A Stormguard Blue ΔE 3.8
Creature #105AC4 Blue ΔE 3.9
Reaper #005490 Oceanic Blue ΔE 4.0
Citadel #0066B3 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.0
Coat d'Arms #396298 Wizard Blue ΔE 4.1
Mission Models #02538B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) ΔE 4.6
Green Stuff World #0268B0 Summersea Blue ΔE 4.9
Scale75 #005E91 Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.0
AK Interactive #1C69A1 Clear Blue ΔE 5.7
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue ΔE 6.1
Apple Barrel #114F7E Blue Charm ΔE 6.3
Liquitex #234E7B Cerulean Blue ΔE 6.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 7.3
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue ΔE 7.9
Revell #0070B4 Blue ΔE 7.9
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.3

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. B Brilliant blue ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. C Metallic blue ΔE 4.0 · close
  3. D Flat blue ΔE 7.6 · similar
  4. D Flat blue ΔE 9.4 · similar
  5. D Blue violet ΔE 9.8 · similar
  6. E Pearl blue ΔE 10.5 · far