Imperial Blue (Game Color)
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.020
#262A47 · L*18.0 a*7.1 b*-18.7
The closest match to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Imperial Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Hobby Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue, ΔE 1.6. 16 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 Imperial Blue (Game Color)?
Mr. Hobby Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Porsche Ultra Violet (ΔE 2.9) and Golden Payne's Gray (ΔE 3.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dark Blue, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Imperial Blue Shop Mr. Hobby Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 4.7 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Golden
- B Payne's Gray Fluid 2240 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body 1460 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Citadel
- B Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 6.5 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Terrestial Titan Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Dark Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 034 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Italeri
- C Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint 4687AP ΔE 3.5 · close
- E Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 14.2 · far
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11181 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Pla Sea Blue AFV AK4252 ΔE 4.2 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Revell
- C Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.8 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- C Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Deep metallic blue Spray TS-53 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Imperial Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #1E234D | Violet Shimmer Metallics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #292244 | Royal Violet Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Foundry | #111D37 | Prussian Blue Paint System | ΔE 5.2 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #0C2140 | Ocean Blue Warfront Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #212F5E | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Reaper | #3D3860 | Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.8 |
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 8.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.3 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 21.1 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Blue Game Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Ultramarine Surface Primer ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Uniform Blue Arte Deco ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Dark Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Imperial Blue Game Air ΔE 5.6 · similar
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