# Kantor Blue (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Kantor Blue (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Imperial Blue, Army Painter Triumphant Navy and Two Thin Coats Abyss Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/kantor-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Kantor Blue: Citadel Base opaque, hex #02134e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Kantor Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#02134e

Hex source

community data

## Kantor Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) Vallejo Game Air 76.020 ΔE 10.3

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Triumphant Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/triumphant-navy) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ΔE 17.3

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Kantor Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Triumphant Navy from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 8.5, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Hive Dweller Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/hive-dweller-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5

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

- [Triumphant Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/triumphant-navy) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Imperial Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/imperial-navy) approximate ΔE 11.7

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

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

- [Ultramarines Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/ultramarines-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Leviathan Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/leviathan-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Luxion Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/luxion-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Xereus Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/xereus-purple) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 17.0
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 17.1

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

- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7

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

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 17.3
- [Von Evile Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/von-evile-purple) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) approximate ΔE 17.2

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

- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/midnight-purple-76-116) approximate ΔE 14.5

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

- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/imperial-blue-72-020) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/midnight-purple-72-116) approximate ΔE 14.5

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

- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 16.6
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 19.3
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 21.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.3

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0

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

- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Night Lords Blue](/paints/citadel-base/night-lords-blue) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Phoenician Purple](/paints/citadel-base/phoenician-purple) approximate ΔE 13.4

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

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Kantor Blue?

Imperial Blue from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 10.3: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Kantor Blue?

Triumphant Navy from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Kantor Blue?

Abyss Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 17.3 apart.