Paint Equivalents

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)

The Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set

#0D2540 · L*14.3 a*1.6 b*-19.9

The closest match to The Army Painter Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Blue Tone is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 at ΔE 0.9. 16 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 wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?

Mission Models USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Morning Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Reaper Ultramarine Shadow (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Mediterranean Blue, ΔE 6.4 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Blue Tone Shop Mission Models USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 MMP-062 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. D Blue MMP-048 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Morning Blue Mr Paint MRP-158 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Oxford Blue Mr Paint MRP-183 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Ultramarine Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9187 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Breonne Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9055 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Deep Blue Shade Paint System 20A ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Prussian Blue Light Paint System 66C ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Pla Sea Blue AFV AK4252 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Oxford Blue RAF ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Raf Insignia Blue TC-0115 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Golden

  1. C Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid 2390 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body 1460 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Real Blue Gloss™ 20660 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Pure Gold Colors 20761 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Blue Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Blue Fs15044 Mr Color 326 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Blue Fs15050 Mr Color 328 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Blue Tone in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #061B3A Ink Spot Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.8
Revell #1F2D52 Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.3
Citadel #002B5C Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 5.4
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.6
Green Stuff World #1C2F59 Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.7
Vallejo #293553 Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air ΔE 6.4
Liquitex #192734 Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.4
Humbrol #212F5E Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 6.9
Mig #022334 Crystal Black Blue Acrylics ΔE 6.9
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.0
P3 #203467 Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.7
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 8.7
Kimera Kolors #203479 Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments ΔE 9.7
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 10.9
Acrilex #34446E Azul Marinho Paints ΔE 11.3
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 11.9
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 21.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Blue Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  3. C Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.9 · close
  4. D Deep Ocean Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0 · similar
  5. D Dark Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.7 · similar
  6. D Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 6.7 · similar

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot