Flat Blue
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.962
#3F4873 · L*31.6 a*8.7 b*-25.9
The closest match to Vallejo Flat Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Flat Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Fairy Blood at ΔE 0.6. 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 Flat Blue?
Scale75 Fairy Blood is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Flat Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Marine Blue (ΔE 1.7) and FolkArt Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 1.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Flat Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pure Blue, RAL 5005, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Flat Blue Shop Scale75 Fairy Blood Shop Scale75 Instant Colors Range set
Flat Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Fairy Blood Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Leaden Sky Warfront Range ΔE 3.9 · close
Flat Blue equivalent in Duncan
- A Marine Blue Wave 1 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Colors 484 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Tanzanite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6313 ΔE 4.4 · close
Flat Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Marinho Paints 544 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Violet Paint System 40B ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System 73A ΔE 7.0 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Royal Blue Fantasy Range 110 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard RC010 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Gothic Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 5.8 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Petunia Purple Colors 20226 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Phthalo Blue (green Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6620 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Blue Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6605 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Arteza
- D Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A505 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Flat Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX216 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Flat Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #2A497F | Calgar Blue Air | ΔE 5.7 |
| Reaper | #384963 | Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 6.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #343468 | Ultramar Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tamiya | #284C7B | Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.0 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #223881 | Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.7 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.0 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.0 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.6 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 11.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Dark Blue Game Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Blue Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Transparent Blue Model Color ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Ultramarine Blue Game Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Deep Sky Model Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 5.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot