Royal Blue
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
#0162AF · L*41.0 a*6.1 b*-47.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Royal Blue in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Royal Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cerulean Blue Hue at ΔE 0.4. 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
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 Royal Blue?
Golden Cerulean Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Royal Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Blue 3 (ΔE 0.7) and Tamiya Brilliant blue (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Royal Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Wash, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Royal Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Royal Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- A Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
Royal Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- A Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Royal Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Caledor Sky Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Royal Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Blue Clear Mr Paint MRP-267 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Royal Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.3 · very close
- E Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 10.1 · far
Royal Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Marine Blue Fantasy Range 148 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Wizard Blue Fantasy Range 114 ΔE 4.1 · close
Royal Blue equivalent in Italeri
- B French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 3.6 · close
Royal Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Blue Wash Game Color Wash 73.207 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Royal Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 4.8 · close
Royal Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Dragon Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9472 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Royal Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 4.1 · close
Royal Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 3.8 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #005E91 | Cobalt Blue Artist Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0054A7 | Blue Mr Color Spray | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.1 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.2 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 8.6 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.6 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 10.7 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Viking Blue Warpaints ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Stratos Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Magic Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Crystal Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Kraken Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.2 · similar
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