§ PAINT · 11th edition
Thousand Sons BlueCitadel Base opaque, hex #00506f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Thousand Sons Blue
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #00506f
- Hex source
- community data
Thousand Sons 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
Abyssal TurquoiseVallejo Game Air76.120ΔE 6.9safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Abyssal BlueWarpaints FanaticΔE 1.3near matchTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Sentient TurquoiseΔE 18.2◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Thousand Sons Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Abyssal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 1.3, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Highlord Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.6
- Tyrian Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.3
- Beowulf Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Abyssal Bluenear matchΔE 1.3
- Regal BlueapproximateΔE 7.0
- Thunderous BlueapproximateΔE 7.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.4
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.4
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.8
Citadel Contrast
- Akhelian Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.9
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Space Wolves Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.0
Citadel Layer
- Alaitoc BlueapproximateΔE 9.9
- Sons of Horus GreenapproximateΔE 10.0
- Calgar BlueapproximateΔE 10.2
Citadel Shade
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.7
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.9
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.4
Two Thin Coats
- Sentient Turquoise◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 18.2
- Abyss BlueapproximateΔE 8.4
- Elder RobeapproximateΔE 10.0
Vallejo Game Air
- Abyssal Turquoisesafe substituteΔE 6.9
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 11.4
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 12.8
Vallejo Game Color
- Abyssal Turquoisesafe substituteΔE 6.9
- BlueapproximateΔE 7.3
- Heavy BlueapproximateΔE 8.5
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 8.5
- BlueapproximateΔE 13.0
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 13.3
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.4
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.7
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.1
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Wagram Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.0
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.0
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
Also in Citadel Base
- Stegadon Scale Greensafe substituteΔE 4.1
- The FangapproximateΔE 7.5
- Macragge BlueapproximateΔE 11.0
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Thousand Sons Blue?
- Abyssal Turquoise from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Thousand Sons Blue?
- Abyssal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 1.3: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Thousand Sons Blue?
- Sentient Turquoise from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 18.2 apart.