Paint Equivalents

Dark Blue

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.930

#273361 · L*22.5 a*10.4 b*-28.9

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

Vallejo Dark Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Humbrol Midnight Blue at ΔE 1.4. 8 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Dark Blue equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Midnight Blue 15 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Midnight Blue S15 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Humbrol chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Twilight Purple 9483 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Nightsky Indigo 9422 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Reaper chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. A Blue Violet 6605 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Phthalo Blue (green Shade) 6620 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden chart

Dark Blue equivalent in P3

  1. B Exile Blue ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. E Cygnar Blue Base ΔE 11.6 · far

Full Vallejo → P3 chart

Dark Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Elven Armor ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Triumphant Navy ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Indigo Blue Dip ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Lapislazuli ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Phthalo Cyanine Blue H322 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Metal Dark Blue GX216 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B French Blue 65B ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D British Royal Blue Light 74C ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Foundry chart

Dark Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Ink Spot 2925 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Brilliant Blue 641 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Royal blue X-3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Mixing blue LP-81 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. B Dark Blue ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Night Blue ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Revell chart

Dark Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Deep Purple 20625 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Deep Navy 21976E ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel chart

Dark Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Arteza #252E6B Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.3
Scale75 #253B6D Navy Blue ΔE 3.5
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 3.7
AK Interactive #2C3D73 Pure Blue, RAL 5005 ΔE 3.9
Citadel #142758 Soulstone Blue ΔE 4.0
Liquitex #2D2A5F Ultramarine Blue Red Shade ΔE 4.4
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue ΔE 4.5
Kimera Kolors #203479 Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) ΔE 4.7
Monument #1D2347 Dark Purple ΔE 6.0
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 ΔE 6.5
Mission Models #002059 Blue ΔE 6.5
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue ΔE 6.7
Mr. Paint #00345C Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz ΔE 6.9
Duncan #43496F Marine Blue ΔE 7.7
Mig #294888 Medium Blue ΔE 8.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 16.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Blueberry ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.7 · close
  3. C Dark Mediterranean Blue ΔE 4.3 · close
  4. C Ultramarine ΔE 4.6 · close
  5. C Transparent Blue ΔE 4.7 · close
  6. C Imperial Blue ΔE 4.9 · close