Paint Equivalents

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0)

The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0

#0B79AE · L*48.0 a*-8.0 b*-35.8

The closest match to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Magic Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang, ΔE 1.4. 13 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 Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?

Mr. Paint Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper True Blue (ΔE 2.1) and Duncan Enchantment Blue (ΔE 2.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Electric Blue, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car MRP-C009 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Insignia Blue Mr Paint MRP-406 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9017 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Tropical Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9419 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Electric Blue Game Air 76.023 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Blue Fluorescent Model Color 70.736 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Primary Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Jorildyn Turquoise Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Tomb Blue Shade Paint System 23A ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System 106B ΔE 5.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Hideous Blue Fantasy Range 167 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 7.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Revell

  1. C Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Bright Blue (Mecha etc) MMP-122 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Iridescent Turquoise MMP-161 ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Golden

  1. C Azurite Hue Heavy Body 1464 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 9.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set 2.0) equivalent in Mig

  1. C Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Magic Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #0071B7 Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.5
Acrilex #2C76B7 Azul Paints ΔE 4.6
Liquitex #037BC9 Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.7
Mr. Hobby #0077C6 Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 4.8
Tamiya #1E7497 Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.0
P3 #2C75BB Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.4
Arteza #027095 Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.7
AK Interactive #1C69A1 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern ΔE 6.4
Apple Barrel #27688E Moody Blue Gloss™ ΔE 6.8
Warcolours #007DDA Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.9
Italeri #0068AD French Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.2
Green Stuff World #0268B0 Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4
Humbrol #328AB0 Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 7.5
Monument #248CCB Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.6
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #4B94CB Da Ba Dee ΔE 10.7
Tom Color #648CA6 Raf Pru Blue Faded ΔE 10.8
Creature #105AC4 Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.4

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Tidal Wave Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Frost Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.3 · very close
  3. B Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C Crystal Blue Warpaints ΔE 3.9 · close
  5. C Crystal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.5 · close
  6. D Crystal Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 5.2 · similar

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