Paint Equivalents

Imperial Blue

Vallejo · Game Air · 76.020

#181B30 · L*10.5 a*5.4 b*-14.4

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

Vallejo Imperial Blue is a very dark, muted blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Dioxazine Purple at ΔE 0.4. 18 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Imperial Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. A Dioxazine Purple 7150 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Turquoise (phthalo) 1390 ΔE 2.2 · very close

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Imperial Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Uniform Blue 2430 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. C Midnight 964 ΔE 4.9 · close

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Monument

  1. A Transparent Purple 051 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Dark Blue 034 ΔE 3.7 · close

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Prussian Blue 66B ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D French Blue Shade 65A ΔE 6.5 · similar

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Necron Abyss ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Ultramarines Blue ΔE 8.6 · similar

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Imperial Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Broodmother Purple ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Purple Tone ΔE 5.0 · close

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. C Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade 314 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Indantherene Blue 322 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Liquitex chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Black 21985E ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Purple Pansy 21488 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Deep Twilight 9265 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Nightmare Black 9280 ΔE 5.5 · similar

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C German Gray C40 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue 375 ΔE 5.3 · similar

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. D Dark blue TS-55 ΔE 5.2 · similar
  2. D Dark mica blue TS-64 ΔE 5.9 · similar

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Imperial Blue equivalent in Creature

  1. D Purple MPA-051 ΔE 5.4 · similar
  2. D Dark Purple MPA-035 ΔE 8.7 · similar

Imperial Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #2A2C41 Bluegrey Dusk ΔE 5.4
Scale75 #252430 Dark Prussian Blue ΔE 5.4
AK Interactive #1D2941 Pla Sea Blue ΔE 5.6
Mr. Paint #051223 Toyota Gr Supra Deep Blue Metallic ΔE 6.2
Mission Models #122742 USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 ΔE 6.9
Italeri #1E2C4F Blue Angels Blue ΔE 7.6
P3 #33283A Bad Bruise ΔE 7.9
Revell #212026 Black ΔE 8.1
Mig #282B34 RLM 66 Schwartzgrau ΔE 8.4
Arteza #131318 Mars Black ΔE 9.2
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 ΔE 10.0
Humbrol #2A1744 Purple ΔE 10.3
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black ΔE 10.9
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh ΔE 12.3
Duncan #22012E Von Evile Pimple ΔE 12.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 25.0

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. C Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Infantry Blue ΔE 5.1 · similar
  3. D Imperial Blue ΔE 5.6 · similar
  4. D Night Blue ΔE 5.9 · similar
  5. D Gunmetal Blue ΔE 6.0 · similar
  6. D Night Blue ΔE 6.2 · similar