Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint)
Vallejo · Hobby Paint · 28.017
#4C5990 · L*39.1 a*10.6 b*-32.0
The closest match to Vallejo Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Ultramarine Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Smalt Hue at ΔE 1.2. 20 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 Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint)?
Golden Smalt Hue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Cobalt Hue (ΔE 1.5) and Coat d'Arms Dark Blue (ΔE 3.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pure Blue, RAL 5005, ΔE 9.7 — 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.
Shop Vallejo Ultramarine Blue Shop Golden Smalt Hue Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Golden
- A Smalt Hue Heavy Body 1467 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Ultramarine Blue OPEN Acrylics 7400 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Cobalt Hue Gloss™ 21362 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Blue Military Range 207 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range 162 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Periwinkle Acrylic Colors 404 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Cobalt Blue Acrylic Colors 720 ΔE 3.7 · close
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Acrilex
- C Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Royal Robes Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Periwinkle Purple Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.5 · close
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Cool Ranch ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Black Ice ΔE 17.0 · far
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- C Tesla Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in P3
- C Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- C Desna Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89530 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Sunset Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9267 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Mission Models
- D Purple (Purple Violet) MMP-121 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Ultramarine Blue (Hobby Paint) equivalent in Foundry
- D Violet Paint System 40B ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System 76A ΔE 6.9 · similar
Ultramarine Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #3D5EAB | Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.8 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tamiya | #474BA0 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #526989 | Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #5B4EA3 | Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.2 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #6F59A1 | Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.3 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #1560B3 | Blue Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 9.6 |
| AK Interactive | #2C3D73 | Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard | ΔE 9.7 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.1 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 10.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- D Victorian Blue Arte Deco ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Ultramarine Model Color ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Dark Blue Mecha Color ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Blue Mecha Color ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Elfic Blue Game Color ΔE 6.3 · similar
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