Dark Mediterranean Blue
Tom Color · s · TC-0134
#223754 · L*22.7 a*1.5 b*-20.1
The closest match to Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Deep Navy at ΔE 1.5. 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 Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue?
Apple Barrel Deep Navy is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Cobalt Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Mr. Hobby Blue Fs15050 (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Mediterranean Blue, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color Dark Mediterranean Blue Shop Apple Barrel Deep Navy Shop Apple Barrel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints set
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21976E ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cobalt Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2926 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Ink Spot Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2925 ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Blue Fs15050 Mr Color 328 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Phthalo Cyanne Blue Mr Color 322 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Paint System 74B ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C French Blue Paint System 65B ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air 71.313 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Transparent Blue Model Color 70.938 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body 1051 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Prussian Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7460 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Omega Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Blue Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 5.7 · similar
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard RC011 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car MRP-C025 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Morning Blue Mr Paint MRP-158 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Mediterranean Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Mediterranean Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #003760 | Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.8 |
| Scale75 | #2A3245 | Shadow Blue Warfront Range | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #1D3163 | Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 16.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- B FS 15050 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Azul Luminoso ΔE 3.6 · close
- D RAL 5008 Graublau ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Raf Insignia Blue ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Oxford Blue ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Raf WW2 Uniform Base ΔE 7.6 · similar
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