Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020)
Vallejo · Game Air · 76.020
#181B30 · L*10.5 a*5.4 b*-14.4
The closest match to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) 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. 20 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020)?
Golden Dioxazine Purple is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Uniform Blue (ΔE 1.1) and Monument Transparent Purple (ΔE 1.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pla Sea Blue, ΔE 5.6 — 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.
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Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Golden
- A Dioxazine Purple OPEN Acrylics 7150 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body 1390 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Uniform Blue Acrylic Colors 2430 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Midnight Acrylic Colors 964 ΔE 4.9 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Monument
- A Transparent Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 051 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 3.7 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Blue Paint System 66B ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 6.5 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Citadel
- B Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Ultramarines Blue Contrast ΔE 8.6 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.0 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Liquitex
- C Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 4.7 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Reaper
- C Deep Twilight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9265 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Nightmare Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9280 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set C40 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Tamiya
- D Dark blue Spray TS-55 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark mica blue Spray TS-64 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 76.020) equivalent in Creature
- D Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-051 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dark Purple Monument Pro Acryl MPA-035 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Imperial Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #2A2C41 | Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #252430 | Dark Prussian Blue Artist Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| AK Interactive | #1D2941 | Pla Sea Blue AFV | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #051223 | Toyota Gr Supra Deep Blue Metallic Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mig | #282B34 | RLM 66 Schwartzgrau Acrylics | ΔE 8.4 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 12.3 |
| Duncan | #22012E | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | ΔE 12.9 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 25.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- C Ultramarine Blue Game Air ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Infantry Blue Model Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Imperial Blue Game Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Night Blue Game Color ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Gunmetal Blue Model Color ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Night Blue Game Air ΔE 6.2 · similar
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