French Blue (Arte Deco)
Vallejo · Arte Deco · 85.066
#3F6A8A · L*43.1 a*-5.2 b*-22.2
The closest match to Vallejo French Blue (Arte Deco) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo French Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Fester Blue at ΔE 1.2. 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 French Blue (Arte Deco)?
Coat d'Arms Fester Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo French Blue (Arte Deco) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Raf Azure Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Mr. Hobby Blue Gray (ΔE 2.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo French Blue (Arte Deco)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Raf Azure Blue, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo French Blue Shop Coat d'Arms Fester Blue Shop Coat d'Arms Fantasy Range set
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C High Elf Blue Fantasy Range 117 ΔE 4.6 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Azure Blue Air AK2017 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 4.7 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H42 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 7.5 · similar
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Moody Blue Gloss™ 20287E ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sky Blue Colors 20770 ΔE 4.9 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Stratos Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Tidal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.1 · similar
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Citadel
- C Gryph-Charger Grey Contrast ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Caledor Sky Air ΔE 4.3 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Pearl Metallics 670 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 4.8 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Foundry
- C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Shade Paint System 106A ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System 106B ΔE 5.0 · close
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Flat blue Lacquer Paint LP-78 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-13 ΔE 6.0 · similar
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint MRP-384 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 5.9 · similar
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Warcolours
- D Blue Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.3 · similar
French Blue (Arte Deco) equivalent in Scale75
- D Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.2 · similar
French Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #0068AD | French Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Reaper | #00739F | Morning-After Blues Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Golden | #4078A7 | Azurite Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mission Models | #475C6D | USN Flight Deck Blue 21 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.5 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.9 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- C Metallic Blue Mecha Color ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Iceberg Grey Xpress Color ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Magic Blue Game Color ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D USAF Light Blue Model Air ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Grey Blue Model Color ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Andrea Blue Model Color ΔE 6.0 · similar
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