Ionic Blue
The Army Painter · Warpaints Air
#3992C5 · L*57.5 a*-9.7 b*-34.0
The closest match to The Army Painter Ionic Blue in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Ionic Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya French blue at ΔE 1.1. 11 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 range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ionic Blue?
Tamiya French blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ionic Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Vivid Blue Shade (ΔE 2.0) and Vallejo Deep Sky Blue (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Ionic Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Sky Blue, ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Ionic Blue Shop Tamiya French blue Shop Tamiya Spray set
Ionic Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- A French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 4.7 · close
Ionic Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System 106C ΔE 4.3 · close
Ionic Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Ionic Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.2 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Da Ba Dee ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 7.5 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders UG19 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 4.0 · close
Ionic Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 8.6 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Imrik Blue Dry ΔE 3.1 · very close
Ionic Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Amt-7 Light Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air RC316 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Ionic Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 4.6 · close
Ionic Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.4 |
| Duncan | #4A9CC7 | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #018AD2 | Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| FolkArt | #539FD3 | Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Reaper | #0288D1 | Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #6394BD | Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.8 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.1 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.3 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Blue Flux Warpaints Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Troglodyte Blue Warpaints ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Electric Blue Warpaints ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Ice Storm Warpaints ΔE 5.3 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot