Paint Equivalents

One-coat Blue

Warcolours · One-coat paints

#4C00FF · L*35.5 a*80.4 b*-102.4

The closest match to Warcolours One-coat Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Warcolours One-coat 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

What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours One-coat Blue?

Scale75 Electric Blue is the closest equivalent to Warcolours One-coat Blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Golden Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 7.9) and Mr. Paint Violet Clear (ΔE 9.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours One-coat Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian Tank Crew I, ΔE 15.2 — 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 One-coat Blue Shop Scale75 Electric Blue

One-coat Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Electric Blue FX Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. E Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 15.2 · far

Full Warcolours → Scale75 conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Golden

  1. D Ultramarine Blue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6610 ΔE 7.9 · similar
  2. E Cobalt Blue OPEN Acrylics 7140 ΔE 12.4 · far

Full Warcolours → Golden conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. D Violet Clear Mr Paint MRP-270 ΔE 9.8 · similar
  2. E Extra Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-114 ΔE 15.1 · far

Full Warcolours → Mr. Paint conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. E Arara Azul TCUP-15 ΔE 11.0 · far
  2. E Azul Do Charlie TCUP-20 ΔE 13.4 · far

Full Warcolours → Tom Color conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. E Pearl Deep Blue MMP-147 ΔE 13.5 · far
  2. E Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 15.2 · far

Full Warcolours → Mission Models conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. E Ultramarine Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18120 ΔE 14.0 · far
  2. E Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2979 ΔE 15.6 · far

Full Warcolours → FolkArt conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. E Violet Acrylics AMIG0126 ΔE 14.1 · far
  2. E French Blue Acrylics AMIG0062 ΔE 19.0 · far

Full Warcolours → Mig conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. E Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 14.2 · far
  2. E Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints A209 ΔE 17.3 · far

Full Warcolours → Arteza conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. E Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 14.6 · far
  2. E Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 16.3 · far

Full Warcolours → Reaper conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. E Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX GX108 ΔE 14.6 · far
  2. E Clear Purple Mr Clear Color GX GX107 ΔE 15.1 · far

Full Warcolours → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. E Lavender Spray TS-37 ΔE 14.7 · far
  2. E German gray Lacquer Paint LP-27 ΔE 14.9 · far

Full Warcolours → Tamiya conversion chart

One-coat Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. E Iron Wolf Warpaints Air ΔE 14.9 · far
  2. E Dark Sky Warpaints WP1415 ΔE 14.9 · far

Full Warcolours → The Army Painter conversion chart

One-coat Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Vallejo #4C5D67 Russian Tank Crew I Panzer Aces ΔE 15.2
Monument #2C4855 Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 15.4
Citadel #2C2D8B Liche Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 15.5
Green Stuff World #2C4655 Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 15.6
AK Interactive #526A76 Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 16.0
Foundry #2D5066 Union Blue Light Paint System ΔE 16.2
Acrilex #384798 Azul Intenso Paints ΔE 16.3
Apple Barrel #4E6B7D Sky Blue Colors ΔE 16.4
Duncan #34444C Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 16.5
Kimera Kolors #3E0F7F Violet Pure Pigments ΔE 16.6
Revell #5B6870 Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.5
Coat d'Arms #3D4A90 Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 17.6
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 18.3
Creature #105AC4 Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 18.3
Liquitex #165068 Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 18.4
Humbrol #223881 Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 18.5
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 18.9
Italeri #556B71 Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 19.7

Nearest colours inside Warcolours

  1. A Ultramarine Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. C Metallic Blue Metallic paints ΔE 4.4 · close
  3. D Metallic Ultramarine Metallic paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
  4. E Metallic Violet Metallic paints ΔE 11.4 · far
  5. E Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 15.4 · far
  6. E Violet 3 Layer paints ΔE 16.1 · far

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