§ PAINT · 11th edition
Celestium BlueCitadel Contrast contrast, hex #003c77. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Celestium Blue
- Range
- Citadel Contrast
- Finish
- contrast
- Hex
- #003c77
- Hex source
- vendor swatch
Celestium 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
Mystic BlueVallejo Xpress72.411ΔE 4.9safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Beowulf BlueSpeedpaint 2.0ΔE 1.7near matchTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Abyss BlueΔE 7.2⚠ cross-finish
Celestium Blue is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 1.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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
- Beowulf Bluenear matchΔE 1.7
- Highlord BlueapproximateΔE 9.0
- Tyrian NavyapproximateΔE 10.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Imperial Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.0
- Gothic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.4
- Ultramarine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
- Purple Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.3
Citadel Base
- Macragge Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 1.4
- Night Lords Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.0
- Stegadon Scale Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
Citadel Layer
- Calgar Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.8
- Alaitoc Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Altdorf Guard Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
Citadel Shade
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.3
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.0
- Druchii Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.1
Two Thin Coats
- Abyss Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.2
- Elder Robe⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
- Marine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.4
Vallejo Game Air
- Abyssal Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Ultramarine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.7
- Imperial Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.4
Vallejo Game Color
- Abyssal Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Ultramarine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.7
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Dark Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.2
- Metallic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.8
- Titan Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.5
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.6
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 30.2
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 30.3
Vallejo Wash
- Blue Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.8
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.4
Vallejo Xpress
- Mystic Bluesafe substituteΔE 4.9
- Storm Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.7
- Wagram BlueapproximateΔE 8.0
Also in Citadel Contrast
- Talassar Bluenear matchΔE 1.0
- Stormfiendsafe substituteΔE 3.8
- Asurmen Bluesafe substituteΔE 4.0
Every pot in Citadel Contrast 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 Celestium Blue?
- Mystic Blue from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 4.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Celestium Blue?
- Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 1.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Celestium Blue?
- Abyss Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.2. 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.