# Thunderous Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) Paint Equivalents

> Thunderous Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalents: Citadel Alaitoc Blue, Vallejo Heavy Blue and Two Thin Coats Elder Robe, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Thunderous Blue: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #34577b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Thunderous Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#34577b

Hex source

community data

## Thunderous Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 4.2

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) Vallejo Game Color 72.143 ΔE 2.6

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) ΔE 4.8

    safe substitute

Thunderous Blue is an opaque paint from Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Blue from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 2.6, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 3 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)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.3
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.2
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 7.3

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 7.4

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3

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

- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Witching Hour Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/witching-hour-blue) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 9.8

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

- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) safe substitute ΔE 6.2

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

## Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

- [Regal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/regal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.4

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 Thunderous Blue?

Alaitoc Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Thunderous Blue?

Heavy Blue from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Thunderous Blue?

Elder Robe from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.