Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720)
Vallejo · Game Air · 72.720
#04316A · L*21.1 a*10.4 b*-37.2
The closest match to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Imperial Blue is a very dark, saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Too Blue at ΔE 0.7. 11 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, 72.720)?
Apple Barrel Too Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Creature Dark Grey Blue (ΔE 1.1) and Golden Phthalo Blue (green Shade) (ΔE 1.3).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Ultramarine, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Too Blue Colors 20771 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Cobalt Hue Colors 20596 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Creature
- A Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-014 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- E Blue Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-046 ΔE 11.4 · far
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Golden
- A Phthalo Blue (green Shade) Heavy Body 1255 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Phthalo Blue (green Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7255 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in FolkArt
- A True Blue Acrylic Colors 401 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Brilliant Blue Acrylic Colors 641 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Imperial Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Light Paint System 74C ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B French Blue Paint System 65B ΔE 3.0 · very close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Citadel
- B Night Lords Blue Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 3.8 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-4 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 4.6 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 4.4 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in P3
- B Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Scale75
- B Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Navy Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.0 · close
Imperial Blue (Game Air, 72.720) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0 · close
Imperial Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #213165 | Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #00345C | Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 3.7 |
| AK Interactive | #1E357B | Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.9 |
| Revell | #182F7B | Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #253F72 | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 4.7 |
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tom Color | #183652 | FS 15050 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 5.7 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 16.2 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Blueberry Arte Deco ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Neon Blue Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Dark Blue Model Color ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Royal Blue Model Color ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Medium Blue Model Color ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Magic Blue Game Air ΔE 5.5 · similar
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