Oxford Blue
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.807
#3E3A53 · L*25.8 a*8.0 b*-14.5
The closest match to Vallejo Oxford Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Oxford Blue is a dark, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Amethyst at ΔE 2.5 — very close. 24 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Oxford Blue?
FolkArt Amethyst is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Oxford Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Violet (ΔE 2.9) and Green Stuff World Chancellor Blue (ΔE 3.9).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Oxford Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Amethyst Blue, ΔE 5.5 — 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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Oxford Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Amethyst Metallics 654 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Purple Acrylic Colors 411 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Oxford Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Oxford Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Terrestial Titan Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Wraith Black D&D Undead Set ΔE 5.4 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21979E ΔE 7.8 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A505 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Monument
- D Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- D Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Payne's Gray Fluid 2240 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11183 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D WWI German Mauve Air AK2274 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Oxford Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Deep Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Shadow Blue Warfront Range ΔE 7.5 · similar
Oxford Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 6.7 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Citadel | #54496B | Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #2D2439 | Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.3 |
| Duncan | #524169 | Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 8.4 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.6 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| Tom Color | #414149 | FS 36118 Gunship Grey | ΔE 8.7 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 9.1 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 10.8 |
| Mission Models | #35363A | Pearl Deep Charcoal | ΔE 11.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 17.7 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Dark Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Stormy Blue Game Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Arctic Blue (Metallic) Model Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Ultramarine Surface Primer ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Deep Sky Model Air ΔE 4.3 · close
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