Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer)
The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3022
#154275 · L*27.7 a*4.7 b*-33.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt True Blue at ΔE 0.5. 9 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 Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer)?
FolkArt True Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Medium Blue (ΔE 1.4) and Foundry Deep Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt
- A True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Medium Blue Model Color 70.963 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Foundry
- A Deep Blue Paint System 20B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System 73A ΔE 2.5 · very close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Citadel
- A Regal Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Macragge Blue Spray ΔE 2.0 · very close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11178 ΔE 4.6 · close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Revell
- B Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.7 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 5.0 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 3.6 · close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C MS White Gundam Color Spray SG2 ΔE 4.9 · close
Ultramarine Blue (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Ultramarine Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.3 |
| Reaper | #003760 | Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #253B6D | Navy Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.0 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 6.5 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 12.0 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Griffon Blue Warpaints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Elven Armour Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot