Royal blue
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss · X-3
#1D2D53 · L*19.1 a*7.0 b*-25.2
The closest match to Tamiya Royal blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Royal blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Revell Dark Blue at ΔE 0.5. 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 Royal blue?
Revell Dark Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Royal blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Triumphant Navy (ΔE 0.6) and Mr. Hobby Phthalo Cyanine Blue (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Royal blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Royal blue equivalent in Revell
- A Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- D Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.2 · similar
Royal blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
Royal blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 4.5 · close
Royal blue equivalent in Italeri
- A Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint 4687AP ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 15.2 · far
Royal blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Persian Blue Acrylic Colors 6362 ΔE 4.0 · close
Royal blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
Royal blue equivalent in Golden
- A Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7460 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body 1005 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Royal blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 4.0 · close
Royal blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Royal blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Blue Light Paint System 66C ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B French Blue Paint System 65B ΔE 3.0 · very close
Royal blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Deep Purple Gloss™ 20625 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21976E ΔE 4.0 · close
Royal blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Royal blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #273361 | Dark Blue Model Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.5 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #0C2140 | Ocean Blue Warfront Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.1 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 9.8 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 10.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Mixing blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Deep metallic blue Spray ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Navy blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Dark blue Spray ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Pearl blue Spray ΔE 8.8 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot