# Crystal Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) Paint Equivalents

> Crystal Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalents: Citadel Teclis Blue, Vallejo Electric Blue and Two Thin Coats Leviathan Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Crystal Blue: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #0273bc. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Crystal Blue

Range

[Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

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 Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 3.8

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.020 ΔE 1.7

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) ΔE 4.2

    safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.5
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.2
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.8

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 14.9

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 9.9

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.2

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Relic Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/relic-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Witching Hour Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/witching-hour-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.2

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 17.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 18.3

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) approximate ΔE 12.0

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) near match ΔE 1.7
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 12.3

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.2

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2

## Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.9

Every pot in [Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

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.