Blue 2
Warcolours · Layer paints
#008DB5 · L*54.4 a*-17.2 b*-29.8
The closest match to Warcolours Blue 2 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Blue 2 is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Hawk Turquoise at ΔE 1.4. 18 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 Warcolours Blue 2?
Coat d'Arms Hawk Turquoise is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Blue 2 in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Russian AF Blue (ΔE 1.4) and The Army Painter Phalanx Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Blue 2?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Blue, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Blue 2 Shop Coat d'Arms Hawk Turquoise Shop Coat d'Arms Fantasy Range set
Blue 2 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Hideous Blue Fantasy Range 167 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Vallejo
- A Russian AF Blue Model Air 71.333 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Electric Blue Game Air 72.723 ΔE 3.8 · close
Blue 2 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Phalanx Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Blue Flux Warpaints Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
Blue 2 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 48 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 89 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Foundry
- C Union Trouser Blue Paint System 112B ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 5.8 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Tamiya
- C Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 4.6 · close
Blue 2 equivalent in Duncan
- C Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Ducat Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11177 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Scale75
- C Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Jorildyn Turquoise Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Citadel
- C Imrik Blue Dry ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Lothern Blue Air ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Blue 2 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-044 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Blue FS35190 Mr Paint MRP-239 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Blue 2 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #009BBD | Interior Blue (Soviet) Mr Color | ΔE 5.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #4B87AC | Sky Haze Gloss™ | ΔE 5.5 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| FolkArt | #5798B6 | Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics | ΔE 6.3 |
| Golden | #3A9DBA | Cobalt Teal Heavy Body | ΔE 6.4 |
| Reaper | #549BB9 | Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.6 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #178799 | Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 8.1 |
| Arteza | #0594DA | Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #48A3C0 | Zima Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 8.3 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 9.3 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.3 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.6 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.7 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Turquoise 3 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 12.9 · far
- E Marine 2 Layer paints ΔE 13.0 · far
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