Blue (Model Color)
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.925
#372C4C · L*20.6 a*13.0 b*-18.0
The closest match to Vallejo Blue (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Amethyst Blue at ΔE 1.5. 21 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
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Blue (Model Color)?
AK Interactive Amethyst Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Blue (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Monument Vince Venturella Royal Purple (ΔE 1.7) and Golden Medium Violet (ΔE 2.0).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Blue (Model Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Amethyst Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Blue Shop AK Interactive Amethyst Blue Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Dark Violet -71- Figures AK3095 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Monument
- A Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Golden
- A Medium Violet Heavy Body 1572 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Dioxazine Purple Fluid 2150 ΔE 4.1 · close
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Citadel
- B Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.9 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Nightsahde Purple Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.5 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Violet Pansy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2956 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Velvet Crush Colors 21487 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- C Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Purple Acrylics - Gloss 68 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- D Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Blue (Model Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Alien Purple Warpaints WP1128 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #2B1A3C | Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #4F3350 | Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 7.1 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.7 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.8 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 9.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #5D4569 | Poison Purple Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.1 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.1 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 11.1 |
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Mission Models | #231962 | Iridescent Plum Purple | ΔE 11.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 21.7 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Violet Model Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Uniform Blue Arte Deco ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Dark Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Gloomy Violet Xpress Color ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue Game Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Omega Blue Xpress Color ΔE 5.3 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot