# Asurmen Blue (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Asurmen Blue (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Storm Blue and Army Painter Beowulf Blue, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/asurmen-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Asurmen Blue: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #00325f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Asurmen Blue

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#00325f

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Asurmen Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) Vallejo Xpress 72.412 ΔE 8.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 5.5

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ΔE 8.8

    ⚠ cross-finish

Asurmen Blue is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 5.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Cloudburst Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/cloudburst-blue) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) approximate ΔE 11.3

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

- [Imperial Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/imperial-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.2
- [Triumphant Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/triumphant-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1

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

- [Night Lords Blue](/paints/citadel-base/night-lords-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Nuln Oil](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Nuln Oil Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/nuln-oil-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1

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

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/imperial-blue-72-020) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Metallic Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/metallic-blue-69-067) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.2

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

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

- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) approximate ΔE 9.0

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Talassar Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/talassar-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) safe substitute ΔE 5.5

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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 Asurmen Blue?

Storm Blue from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 8.1: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Asurmen Blue?

Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 5.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Asurmen Blue?

Abyss Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 8.8. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.