Steel Blue
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.087
#275773 · L*35.0 a*-6.8 b*-20.8
The closest match to Vallejo Steel Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Steel Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Escama do Boitatá at ΔE 0.9. 21 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 Steel Blue?
Tom Color Escama do Boitatá is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Steel Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue (ΔE 1.2) and Foundry Night Sky Shade (ΔE 1.6).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Steel Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pla Intermediate Blue, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Steel Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Steel Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Steel Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 3.1 · very close
Steel Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Windsor Blue Acrylic Colors 2429 ΔE 4.8 · close
Steel Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C The Fang Air ΔE 4.3 · close
Steel Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- C Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 3.8 · close
Steel Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.4 · close
Steel Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-316 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 4.4 · close
Steel Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D USN Flight Deck Blue 21 MMP-132 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Steel Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Steel Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 5.7 · similar
Steel Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
Steel Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Reaper | #02578E | Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #405367 | Gray violet Aircraft Spray | ΔE 6.1 |
| Duncan | #3E5165 | Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #326A8B | Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.2 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #005AA3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.4 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 11.2 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- C Wagram Blue Xpress Color ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Heavy Blue Game Color ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Wedgewood Blue Arte Deco ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Ultramarine Blue Game Air ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Blue Maze Arte Deco ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Iceberg Grey Xpress Color ΔE 6.3 · similar
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