Paint Equivalents

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Air

#2A4A74 · L*31.0 a*2.5 b*-27.6

The closest match to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Flat blue at ΔE 1.2. 6 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 Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air)?

Tamiya Flat blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo French Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Citadel Calgar Blue (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is French Blue, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue Shop Tamiya Flat blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) Shop Tamiya Acrylics Mini Flat set

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A French Blue Model Air 71.088 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Calgar Blue Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 164 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 9.8 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Royal Blue Fantasy Range 110 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range 172 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard RC010 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Dark Mediterranean Blue TC-0134 ΔE 7.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Marking Blue - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint MRP-007 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Ultramarine Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #1E3E67 Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 3.9
Green Stuff World #12407E Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0
Mr. Hobby #253F72 Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 4.0
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.1
Acrilex #3B5383 Azul Turquesa Paints ΔE 4.1
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.2
Reaper #014D7E Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.7
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.7
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 ΔE 4.9
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.9
Scale75 #404F70 Leaden Sky Warfront Range ΔE 4.9
P3 #124B9A Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #02538B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) ΔE 5.7
Golden #193E8E Primary Cyan Heavy Body ΔE 5.8
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.4
Warcolours #0043AC Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.6
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.9
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 9.9

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Griffon Blue Warpaints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  3. B Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  4. B Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Primer ΔE 3.1 · very close
  5. C Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.7 · close
  6. C Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.9 · close

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