Dark Blue Tone
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#17202E · L*12.0 a*0.6 b*-10.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone is a very dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel English Navy, ΔE 1.4. 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 Dark Blue Tone?
Apple Barrel English Navy is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Pb20 Dark Blue (ΔE 2.3) and Reaper Coal Black (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Night Blue, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Dark Blue Tone Shop Apple Barrel English Navy Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A English Navy Colors 20773 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pb20 Dark Blue Naval AK5043 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Russian Blue Lights Figures (3rd Gen) AK11431 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Reaper
- B Coal Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9693 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Midnight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9019 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Vallejo
- B Night Blue Game Color 72.019 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Dark Sea Blue Model Color 70.898 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Foundry
- B French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Equipment Black Shade Paint System 101A ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Tamiya
- B Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark mica blue Spray TS-64 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in FolkArt
- B Midnight Acrylic Colors 964 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Creature
- B Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-034 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-030 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Liquitex
- B Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 320 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Burnt Metal Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A024 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Toyota Gr Supra Deep Blue Metallic Mr Paint - Car MRP-C021 ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Tom Color
- C Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0046 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Blue Tone equivalent in Golden
- C Payne's Gray Heavy Body 1240 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Turquoise (Phthalo) Fluid 2390 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Dark Blue Tone in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #272B34 | RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau Acrylics | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #142038 | Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #252430 | Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Citadel | #001522 | Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E3042 | Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A333C | Steel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.9 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.7 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 11.2 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 12.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 22.5 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- D Oil Stains Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Thunder Storm Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Blue Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Deep Ocean Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Blue Tone Warpaints Tone ΔE 6.8 · similar
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