§ PAINT · 11th edition
Crystal BlueArmy Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #0273bc. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Crystal Blue
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #0273bc
- Hex source
- community data
Crystal Blue equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Teclis BlueCitadel LayerΔE 3.8safe substituteVallejo equivalent
Electric BlueVallejo Mecha Color69.020ΔE 1.7near matchTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Leviathan BlueΔE 4.2safe substitute
Crystal Blue is an opaque paint from Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic. The closest paint in any other range is Electric Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 1.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 5 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Tidal Wave⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.5
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.5
- Highlord Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.1
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 31.2
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 32.8
Citadel Base
- Caledor Skysafe substituteΔE 6.5
- The FangapproximateΔE 13.0
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 14.9
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.5
- Pylar Glacier⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.7
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.8
Citadel Layer
- Teclis Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.8
- Hoeth Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.6
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 9.9
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.1
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.2
Two Thin Coats
- Leviathan Bluesafe substituteΔE 4.2
- Relic Bluesafe substituteΔE 4.6
- Witching Hour Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.2
Vallejo Game Air
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.9
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 17.2
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 18.3
Vallejo Game Color
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.9
- Fluorescent Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.8
- BlueapproximateΔE 12.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Electric Bluenear matchΔE 1.7
- BlueapproximateΔE 7.6
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 12.3
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.6
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.9
- Magnesium⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.2
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.7
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.8
- Wagram Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.2
Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Wolf Greysafe substituteΔE 5.9
- Royal Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.3
- Stratos Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.9
Every pot in Warpaints Fanatic has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Army Painter to Citadel, Army Painter to Vallejo, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats, Citadel to Army Painter, Vallejo to Army Painter, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Crystal Blue?
- Teclis Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 3.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Crystal Blue?
- Electric Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 1.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Crystal Blue?
- Leviathan Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.
