Paint Equivalents

Continental Blue

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.754

#25242A · L*14.5 a*2.0 b*-3.8

The closest match to Vallejo Continental Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Continental Blue is a near-black neutral. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Revell Tar Black at ΔE 0.6. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Continental Blue?

Revell Tar Black is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Continental Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Flight Deck Stain (ΔE 0.7) and Liquitex Iridescent Black (ΔE 0.8).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Continental Blue?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Black Primer, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Continental Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. A Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix 338 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix 276 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Black Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11242 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) AK11360 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-289 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Black Mr Paint MRP-255 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Abyssal Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Night Scales Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Pearl Deep Black MMP-150 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Carbon Black Pure Pigments PBK7 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 14.8 · far

Continental Blue equivalent in Monument

  1. B Transparent Black Pro Acrylic Paints 053 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Monument conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Pure Black Pure™ Artist Pigment 7112 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Continental Blue equivalent in Creature

  1. B Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-040 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Continental Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #282B34 RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics ΔE 3.3
Reaper #262729 Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 3.4
Humbrol #292526 Black Satin Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.5
Citadel #232324 Black Legion Contrast ΔE 3.7
Golden #282C37 Payne's Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.2
Green Stuff World #252525 Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.4
Foundry #2A2E39 Equipment Black Shade Paint System ΔE 4.5
Apple Barrel #191F2B English Navy Colors ΔE 4.9
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.9
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.1
Mr. Hobby #1F1E1D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.3
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.4
Warcolours #191919 Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.7
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 7.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 7.5
Italeri #32393D Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 8.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 20.3

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Black Splash Mud Weathering FX ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Petrol Spills Weathering FX ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. B Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C Gunmetal Blue Model Color ΔE 3.5 · close
  5. C Night Blue Game Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C Night Blue Game Air ΔE 3.9 · close

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