Paint Equivalents

Imperial Blue

Vallejo · Game Color · 72.020

#262A47 · L*18.0 a*7.1 b*-18.7

The closest match to Vallejo Imperial Blue 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. 14 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 Mr. Hobby

  1. A Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue 375 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Phthalo Cyanine Blue H322 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Porsche Ultra Violet MRP-C041 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Burnt Metal Violet MRP-A025 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. B Payne's Gray 2240 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Prussian Blue Hue 1460 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Necron Abyss ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Soulstone Blue ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Citadel chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Terrestial Titan ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Broodmother Purple ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Bluegrey Dusk ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Chancellor Blue ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Monument

  1. B Dark Purple 035 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Dark Blue 034 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Monument chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Blue Angels Blue 4687AP ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. E Non Specular Sea Blue 4604AP ΔE 14.2 · far

Full Vallejo → Italeri chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Dark Blue AK11181 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Pla Sea Blue AK4252 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. C Dark Blue ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Night Blue ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Vallejo → Revell chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. C Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade 314 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Indantherene Blue 322 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Liquitex chart

Imperial Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Royal blue X-3 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Deep metallic blue TS-53 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya chart

Imperial Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #1E234D Violet Shimmer ΔE 4.6
Apple Barrel #292244 Royal Violet ΔE 4.8
Foundry #111D37 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.2
Arteza #343A5C Prussian Blue ΔE 5.4
Scale75 #0C2140 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.6
Humbrol #212F5E Midnight Blue ΔE 6.0
Mission Models #122742 USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 ΔE 6.1
Reaper #3D3860 Nightsky Indigo ΔE 6.8
P3 #33283A Bad Bruise ΔE 7.4
Mig #333542 Dunkelgrau Base ΔE 7.9
Warcolours #002053 Blue 5 ΔE 8.0
Creature #221B29 Purple ΔE 8.6
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue ΔE 10.3
Duncan #43496F Marine Blue ΔE 10.5
Kimera Kolors #203479 Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) ΔE 10.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 21.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Ultramarine ΔE 4.1 · close
  3. C Dark Mediterranean Blue ΔE 4.4 · close
  4. C Uniform Blue ΔE 4.6 · close
  5. D Dark Blue ΔE 5.3 · similar
  6. D Imperial Blue ΔE 5.6 · similar