Blue Wash
Vallejo · Game Color Wash · 73.207
#1A5B9B · L*38.0 a*4.1 b*-40.5
The closest match to Vallejo Blue Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Blue Wash is a dark, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Viking Blue at ΔE 0.4. 11 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 is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Blue Wash?
The Army Painter Viking Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Blue Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Marine 4 (ΔE 1.0) and Tamiya Pure blue (ΔE 1.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Blue Wash?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Intense Blue -77-, ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Blue Wash Shop The Army Painter Viking Blue Shop The Army Painter Warpaints set
Blue Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Viking Blue Warpaints WP1462 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Royal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close
Blue Wash equivalent in Warcolours
- A Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.8 · close
Blue Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- A Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Blue Wash equivalent in Duncan
- A Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Blue Wash equivalent in Italeri
- A Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 5.1 · similar
Blue Wash equivalent in Foundry
- A French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System 76A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 3.0 · very close
Blue Wash equivalent in Mig
- B Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 4.4 · close
Blue Wash equivalent in P3
- B Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue Wash equivalent in Monument
- B Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Blue Wash equivalent in Golden
- B Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow 8526 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Blue Wash equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Blue Clear Mr Paint MRP-267 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Blue Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- B Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7103 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 4.2 · close
Blue Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #02578E | Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 2.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0054A7 | Blue Mr Color Spray | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 3.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #005E91 | Cobalt Blue Artist Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Citadel | #366699 | Caledor Sky Air | ΔE 4.0 |
| AK Interactive | #19628F | Intense Blue -77- Figures | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #114F7E | Blue Charm Gloss™ | ΔE 5.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 6.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.7 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Blue Game Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Blue Game Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cobalt Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Ultramarine Model Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Victorian Blue Arte Deco ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Mystic Blue Xpress Color ΔE 4.2 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot