Paint Equivalents

Metallic Ultramarine

Warcolours · Metallic paints

#7E35FF · L*44.5 a*71.5 b*-87.3

The closest match to Warcolours Metallic Ultramarine in every other range, nearest first.

Warcolours Metallic Ultramarine is a dark, vivid blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Scale75 Psychedelic Purple at ΔE 9.1 — similar. 30 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 Ultramarine?

Scale75 Psychedelic Purple is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Ultramarine in any other range, at ΔE 9.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Violet Clear (ΔE 11.1) and Foundry Violet Light (ΔE 11.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Metallic Ultramarine?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Faded P.R.U. Blue, ΔE 14.3 — 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 Ultramarine Shop Scale75 Psychedelic Purple

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Scale75

  1. D Psychedelic Purple FX Range ΔE 9.1 · similar
  2. E Electric Blue FX Range ΔE 10.6 · far

Full Warcolours → Scale75 conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. E Violet Clear Mr Paint MRP-270 ΔE 11.1 · far
  2. E Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 14.6 · far

Full Warcolours → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Foundry

  1. E Violet Light Paint System 40C ΔE 11.3 · far
  2. E Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 14.0 · far

Full Warcolours → Foundry conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. E Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 13.9 · far
  2. E Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 14.8 · far

Full Warcolours → AK Interactive conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. E Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX GX107 ΔE 14.0 · far
  2. E Metal Violet Mr Metallic Color GX GX207 ΔE 14.4 · far

Full Warcolours → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. E Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 14.0 · far
  2. E Runic Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 14.2 · far

Full Warcolours → The Army Painter conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Citadel

  1. E Genestealer Purple Air ΔE 14.2 · far
  2. E Eidolon Purple Clear Air ΔE 15.3 · far

Full Warcolours → Citadel conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Golden

  1. E Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6610 ΔE 14.2 · far
  2. E Cobalt Blue Heavy Body 1140 ΔE 14.4 · far

Full Warcolours → Golden conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Vallejo

  1. E Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air 71.109 ΔE 14.3 · far
  2. E Russian Tank Crew I Panzer Aces 70.325 ΔE 15.1 · far

Full Warcolours → Vallejo conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Tom Color

  1. E Ana 608 Intermed. Blue TC-0162 ΔE 14.4 · far
  2. E Arara Azul TCUP-15 ΔE 15.8 · far

Full Warcolours → Tom Color conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. E Vicious Purple Wash Ink ΔE 14.5 · far
  2. E Aether Blue Wash Ink ΔE 15.1 · far

Full Warcolours → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Metallic Ultramarine equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. E People Eater ΔE 14.5 · far
  2. E Cool Ranch ΔE 17.5 · far

Metallic Ultramarine in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #56439C Violet Acrylics ΔE 14.6
Apple Barrel #4E6B7D Sky Blue Colors ΔE 14.7
FolkArt #344CB7 Ultramarine Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ ΔE 15.0
Arteza #6F59A1 Mauve Pole Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 15.0
Monument #517283 Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 15.0
Reaper #6660AA Ghoul Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 15.1
Mission Models #064BCA Pearl Deep Blue ΔE 15.1
Revell #5B6870 Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 15.2
Tamiya #474BA0 Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 15.8
Duncan #4F646B Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 16.1
Liquitex #8961A7 Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 16.3
Acrilex #7468A8 Roxo Paints ΔE 16.8
Italeri #556B71 Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 17.2
Creature #89338C Purple Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 17.5
Coat d'Arms #675A92 Amethest Purple Fantasy Range ΔE 18.0
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 18.4
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 18.6
Humbrol #677290 RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 21.0

Nearest colours inside Warcolours

  1. D Metallic Blue Metallic paints ΔE 8.4 · similar
  2. D One-coat Blue One-coat paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
  3. D Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 8.8 · similar
  4. D One-coat Violet One-coat paints ΔE 9.7 · similar
  5. E Violet 2 Layer paints ΔE 12.2 · far
  6. E Metallic Violet Metallic paints ΔE 13.5 · far

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