Metallic Blue
Warcolours · Metallic paints
#292FFF · L*37.3 a*67.4 b*-99.4
The closest match to Warcolours Metallic Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Metallic Blue is a dark, vivid blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Scale75 Electric Blue at ΔE 3.3 — very close. 29 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Blue?
Scale75 Electric Blue is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Golden Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 7.2) and Tom Color Arara Azul (ΔE 9.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Metallic Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 13.4 — far, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Metallic Blue Shop Scale75 Electric Blue
Metallic Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Electric Blue FX Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
- E Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 12.4 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Golden
- D Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6610 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Cobalt Blue OPEN Acrylics 7140 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Metallic Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- D Arara Azul TCUP-15 ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Azul Do Charlie TCUP-20 ΔE 11.1 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- D Pearl Deep Blue MMP-147 ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 11.7 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- E Violet Clear Mr Paint MRP-270 ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Extra Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-114 ΔE 15.4 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- E Ultramarine Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18120 ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Ultramarine Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7104 ΔE 13.6 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Arteza
- E Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 12.9 · far
- E Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A736 ΔE 16.3 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- E Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss X-16 ΔE 13.0 · far
- E German gray Lacquer Paint LP-27 ΔE 15.1 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mig
- E Violet Acrylics AMIG0126 ΔE 13.2 · far
- E Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 16.5 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- E Medium Blue Arte Deco 85.063 ΔE 13.4 · far
- E Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air 71.109 ΔE 14.1 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- E Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX GX107 ΔE 13.5 · far
- E MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray SG13 ΔE 14.8 · far
Metallic Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- E Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 13.9 · far
- E Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 17.2 · far
Metallic Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #334496 | Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 14.0 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.1 |
| Citadel | #405B71 | The Fang Air | ΔE 14.1 |
| Foundry | #2D5066 | Union Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 14.4 |
| The Army Painter | #314F5E | Dark Sky Warpaints | ΔE 14.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #4E6B7D | Sky Blue Colors | ΔE 14.6 |
| AK Interactive | #4C6B7D | Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air | ΔE 14.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 15.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 15.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 15.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 15.5 |
| Monument | #3D5EAB | Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series | ΔE 15.6 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 15.6 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 15.7 |
| Duncan | #3E5165 | Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 16.0 |
| Liquitex | #165068 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 16.6 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 16.9 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 17.2 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- C Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 3.8 · close
- C One-coat Blue One-coat paints ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Metallic Ultramarine Metallic paints ΔE 8.4 · similar
- E Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 12.4 · far
- E Metallic Violet Metallic paints ΔE 14.0 · far
- E Blue Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 17.6 · far
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