Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set)
The Army Painter · Metallic Colours Paint Set
#005D78 · L*36.3 a*-13.0 b*-21.8
The closest match to The Army Painter Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Azure Magic is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue, ΔE 1.5. 22 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set)?
Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Turquoise Shimmer (ΔE 2.3) and Vallejo Turquoise (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Azure Magic Shop Liquitex Cerulean Blue Hue Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Liquitex
- A Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 4.7 · close
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Turquoise Shimmer Metallics 99230 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Blue Topaz Metallics 651 ΔE 4.3 · close
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Turquoise Arte Deco 85.079 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Light Turquoise Model Color 70.840 ΔE 4.2 · close
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) AK11898 ΔE 4.0 · close
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Scale75
- C Innsmouth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Leviathan Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.0 · close
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light metallic blue Spray TS-54 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Flat blue Lacquer Paint LP-78 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C International Blue FS35109 Mr Paint MRP-238 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint MRP-384 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Foundry
- C Night Sky Paint System 62B ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 6.3 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Citadel
- D Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Akhelian Green Contrast ΔE 5.1 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Cobalt Turquoise Fluid 2144 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Reaper
- D Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors 9077 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Azure Magic (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Teal Treat Colors 4473E ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Moody Blue Gloss™ 20287E ΔE 6.7 · similar
Azure Magic in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #326A8B | Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| P3 | #1F6A77 | Trollblood Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.7 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.2 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 9.8 |
| Mig | #2F737E | Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics | ΔE 10.2 |
| Duncan | #3E5165 | Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 12.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 13.8 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 14.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 15.7 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- C Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Tidal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Ocean Depths Warpaints Air ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Dark Sky Warpaints ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Kraken Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Deep Azure Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.8 · similar
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