# Thousand Sons Blue (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Thousand Sons Blue (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Abyssal Turquoise, Army Painter Abyssal Blue and Two Thin Coats Sentient Turquoise.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Thousand Sons Blue: Citadel Base opaque, hex #00506f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Thousand Sons Blue

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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 Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) Vallejo Game Air 76.120 ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Abyssal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/abyssal-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.3

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) ΔE 18.2

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Abyssal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/abyssal-blue) near match ΔE 1.3
- [Regal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/regal-blue) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) approximate ΔE 7.3

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Akhelian Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/akhelian-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Sons of Horus Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sons-of-horus-green) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4

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

- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 18.2
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) approximate ΔE 10.0

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 13.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

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

- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-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 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.