Arctic Blue (Metallic)
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.071
#3D3C50 · L*26.2 a*5.4 b*-11.9
The closest match to Vallejo Arctic Blue (Metallic) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Arctic Blue (Metallic) is a dark, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Wraith Black at ΔE 2.8 — very close. 25 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 Vallejo Arctic Blue (Metallic)?
The Army Painter Wraith Black is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Arctic Blue (Metallic) in any other range, at ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Deep Blue (ΔE 3.6) and Green Stuff World Chancellor Blue (ΔE 3.9).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Arctic Blue (Metallic)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Oxford, ΔE 7.0 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Wraith Black D&D Undead Set ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.6 · close
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Scale75
- C Deep Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Mig
- C Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics AMIG0908 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics AMIG0907 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Golden
- C Payne's Gray Fluid 2240 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Payne's Gray Heavy Body 1240 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in FolkArt
- D Amethyst Metallics 654 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Purple Acrylic Colors 411 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 5.7 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Arteza
- D Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A505 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Warcolours
- D Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.8 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Tom Color
- D FS 36118 Gunship Grey TC-0014 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set C40 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Arctic Blue (Metallic) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 6.8 |
| Citadel | #4A4C58 | Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.8 |
| AK Interactive | #353942 | Oxford Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.0 |
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.4 |
| Reaper | #3D3860 | Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 7.4 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #3B3053 | Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.7 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Liquitex | #2D2439 | Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.8 |
| Mission Models | #35363A | Pearl Deep Charcoal | ΔE 9.0 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 9.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.5 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 10.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 15.8 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Stormy Blue Game Color ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Oxford Blue Model Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Luftwaffe Uniform WWII Model Color ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Deep Sky Model Air ΔE 4.0 · close
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