Paint Equivalents

Abyssal Blue

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The closest match to The Army Painter Abyssal Blue in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Abyssal Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Thousand Sons Blue at ΔE 1.3. 19 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 The Army Painter Abyssal Blue?

Citadel Thousand Sons Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Abyssal Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Manganese Blue Hue (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo Wagram Blue (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Abyssal Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Wagram Blue, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Abyssal Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Akhelian Green Contrast ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Steel Blue Model Air 71.087 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 MMP-099 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors 99257 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11185 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. C Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Dark Kraken Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Turquoise Artist Range ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Abyssal Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. D Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-316 ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Abyssal Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Apple Barrel #1F435B Award Blue Colors ΔE 5.9
Monument #2C4855 Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.6
Green Stuff World #2C4655 Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.7
Mr. Hobby #0E4D59 Intermediate Blue Acrysion ΔE 7.0
Warcolours #003A52 Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.2
P3 #285C8A Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.5
Tamiya #10667A Light metallic blue Spray ΔE 8.6
Duncan #3E5165 Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 8.7
Mig #18568F Marine Blue Acrylics ΔE 9.0
Kimera Kolors #285E68 Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 ΔE 9.0
Coat d'Arms #37698C Fester Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 10.0
Creature #10545A Jade Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.3
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 10.6
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 10.7
Italeri #3E6066 Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.7
Humbrol #24383F Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 11.4
Acrilex #3B5383 Azul Turquesa Paints ΔE 12.1
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 15.1

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. C Azure Magic Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 5.0 · close
  3. D Deep Blue Warpaints ΔE 5.4 · similar
  4. D Dark Sky Warpaints ΔE 5.6 · similar
  5. D Ocean Depths Warpaints Air ΔE 5.8 · similar
  6. D Azure Magic Warpaints Air ΔE 6.3 · similar

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