Dark Blue (Game Color)
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.017
#464775 · L*32.0 a*12.1 b*-26.5
The closest match to Vallejo Dark Blue (Game Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dark Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Scale75 Fairy Blood, ΔE 1.7. 24 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 Dark Blue (Game Color)?
Scale75 Fairy Blood is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Blue (Game Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Tanzanite (ΔE 2.1) and Duncan Marine Blue (ΔE 2.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Blue (Game Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pure Blue, RAL 5005, ΔE 6.0 — 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.
Shop Vallejo Dark Blue Shop Scale75 Fairy Blood Shop Scale75 Instant Colors Range set
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Scale75
- A Fairy Blood Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Leaden Sky Warfront Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Tanzanite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6313 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Colors 484 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Duncan
- B Marine Blue Wave 1 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Violet Paint System 40B ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Royal Purple Paint System 19B ΔE 8.8 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Golden
- C Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Phthalo Blue (green Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6620 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Acrilex
- C Azul Marinho Paints 544 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Petunia Purple Colors 20226 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9020 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- D Purple (Purple Violet) MMP-121 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- E Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 13.0 · far
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range 162 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Citadel
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Calgar Blue Air ΔE 7.7 · similar
Dark Blue (Game Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Gothic Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Periwinkle Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Dark Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| AK Interactive | #2C3D73 | Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #343468 | Ultramar Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #253F72 | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 7.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #3D3657 | Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tamiya | #474BA0 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.3 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Monument | #3B3053 | Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.2 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #28285E | Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.9 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.4 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 11.3 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Flat Blue Model Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Heavy Violet Game Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Ultramarine Blue Game Color ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Titan Blue Mecha Color ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Blue Model Air ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Blue Violet Model Color ΔE 5.0 · similar
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