# Macragge Blue (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

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

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Macragge Blue: Citadel Base opaque, hex #0f3d7c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Macragge Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#0f3d7c

Hex source

community data

## Macragge 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

    [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) Vallejo Game Color 72.088 ΔE 7.8

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Imperial Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/imperial-navy) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.7

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ΔE 9.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Macragge Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Imperial Navy from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 3.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.8
- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

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

- [Imperial Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/imperial-navy) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.4

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3

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

- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.4
- [Talassar Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/talassar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.3
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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

- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

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

- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.3

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Night Lords Blue](/paints/citadel-base/night-lords-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 11.0

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 Macragge Blue?

Blue from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 7.8: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Macragge Blue?

Imperial Navy from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Macragge Blue?

Marine Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 9.6 apart.