Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set)
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set
#116DAC · L*44.3 a*-1.3 b*-40.5
The closest match to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Magic Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Ocean Cruise at ΔE 0.9. 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set)?
FolkArt Ocean Cruise is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Andrea Blue (ΔE 1.0) and Revell Blue (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Andrea Blue, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Andrea Blue Model Color 70.841 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Magic Blue Game Air 72.721 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Revell
- A Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.6 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Reaper
- A Dragon Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9472 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Andoran Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89527 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Citadel
- A Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Italeri
- A French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 7.9 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 9.1 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Bright Blue (Mecha etc) MMP-122 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Light Blue (Mecha) MMP-173 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Scale75
- B Primary Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Paralyze Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 6.9 · similar
Magic Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Marine Blue Fantasy Range 148 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 4.9 · close
Magic Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Golden | #0363AF | Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0077C6 | Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 4.4 |
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tamiya | #0860A8 | Brilliant blue Spray | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #145F96 | Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 5.2 |
| Foundry | #46769E | Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.8 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.5 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.7 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.2 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 10.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Crystal Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Tidal Wave Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Royal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Stratos Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Crystal Blue Warpaints ΔE 4.7 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot