The Painters DeskBlue Steel equivalents
- Brand
- Turbo Dork
- Range
- Metallic
- Code
- Black base
- Swatch
- #5d7a91 (estimate)
Looking for a substitute for Turbo Dork Blue Steel? These are the closest paints in each other brand on The Painters Desk. ✓ means a manufacturer or community conversion chart lists it as an equivalent; ≈ means it is the nearest swatch colour. ΔE is the colour difference between the two swatches: under about 6 is a close match, over about 15 is a loose one. Swatches are estimates, so check the real paints before you commit.
See Blue Steel on the colour wheel
Army Painter
- ≈ Runic GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 3, very close
- ≈ Enchanted SteelSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 8, close
- ≈ Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close
Citadel / Warhammer
Pro Acryl
- ≈ Grey Blue (055)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair
- ≈ Phthalo Turquoise Light (E019)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair
- ≈ Dark Silver (030)Metallics · ΔE 14, fair
Vallejo
- ≈ Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close
- ≈ IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close
- ≈ Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 6, close
AK Interactive
- ≈ Strong Grey (AK17044)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, close
- ≈ AMT-7 Light Blue (AK11916)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 9, close
- ≈ RAF PRU Blue BS381C/636 (AK11852)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 9, close
Two Thin Coats
- ≈ Wolf GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 4, very close
- ≈ Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close
- ≈ Tempest Blue WashWashes · ΔE 10, close
Tamiya
- ≈ Gunship Gray (TS-48)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close
- ≈ Neutral Gray (XF-53)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close
- ≈ Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close
Scale75
- ≈ Pastel Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close
- ≈ Cobalt Alchemy (SC68)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 6, very close
- ≈ Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close
Green Stuff World
- ≈ Smoked Blue (3226)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close
- ≈ Sapphire Blue (1739 Ink)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 11, fair
- ≈ Anthrax Metal (1862)Metallic & Colorshift · ΔE 14, fair
Tutorials using Blue Steel
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