Stormy Blue
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.018
#413F57 · L*27.8 a*6.9 b*-14.0
The closest match to Vallejo Stormy Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Stormy Blue is a dark, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Amethyst at ΔE 3.6 — close. 25 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 Stormy Blue?
FolkArt Amethyst is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Stormy Blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (ΔE 4.1) and Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Violet (ΔE 4.3).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Stormy Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is WWI German Mauve, ΔE 7.2 — 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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Stormy Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Amethyst Metallics 654 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Purple Acrylic Colors 411 ΔE 4.8 · close
Stormy Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Wraith Black D&D Undead Set ΔE 4.3 · close
Stormy Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A025 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 4.7 · close
Stormy Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Admiral Blue Colors 21484 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 7.1 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A505 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Violet Acrylic Premium Paints A405 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Bluegrey Dusk Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Deep Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 6.8 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Payne's Gray Fluid 2240 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Ultramarine Violet Fluid 2401 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Reaper
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9020 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- D Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays S68 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 32 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Duncan
- D Marine Blue Wave 1 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Stormy Blue equivalent in Citadel
- D Hormagaunt Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.4 · similar
Stormy Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #474956 | Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics | ΔE 6.5 |
| Monument | #3B3053 | Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.7 |
| AK Interactive | #4D3C4C | WWI German Mauve Air | ΔE 7.2 |
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.5 |
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 7.6 |
| Tom Color | #414149 | FS 36118 Gunship Grey | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Liquitex | #2D2439 | Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.9 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.2 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 9.6 |
| Mission Models | #35363A | Pearl Deep Charcoal | ΔE 10.9 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 12.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.1 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Oxford Blue Model Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Arctic Blue (Metallic) Model Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Prussian Blue Model Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Deep Sky Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Luftwaffe Uniform WWII Model Color ΔE 4.8 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot