Legacy Blue
Vallejo · Xpress Color Intense · 72.480
#2F3A80 · L*27.3 a*18.8 b*-41.1
The closest match to Vallejo Legacy Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Legacy Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Storm Blue at ΔE 1.7. 13 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 Legacy Blue?
Citadel Storm Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Legacy Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Blue (ΔE 2.0) and The Army Painter Gothic Blue (ΔE 2.3).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Legacy Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Ultramarine, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Legacy Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Storm Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Altdorf Guard Blue Layer ΔE 4.9 · close
Legacy Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- A Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Legacy Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gothic Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Legacy Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 PB 29 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Legacy Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Light Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Airnrhod Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
Legacy Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) AK11179 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard RC010 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Legacy Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Phthalo Blue (green Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6620 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Ultramarine Violet Heavy Body 1401 ΔE 3.5 · close
Legacy Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Concord Grape Colors 20595 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cobalt Hue Colors 20596 ΔE 4.7 · close
Legacy Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Ultramar Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
Legacy Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.1 · similar
Legacy Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 4.5 · close
Legacy Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Mica blue Spray TS-50 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-4 ΔE 4.3 · close
Legacy Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #253F72 | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 4.4 |
| FolkArt | #1A356C | Brilliant Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #194083 | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Foundry | #434A81 | Violet Paint System | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 6.3 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 12.2 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Storm Blue Xpress Color ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Magic Blue Game Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Medium Blue Arte Deco ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Blueberry Arte Deco ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Dark Blue Model Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
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