# Talassar Blue (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

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

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Talassar Blue: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #003b70. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Talassar Blue

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#003b70

Hex source

community data

## Talassar 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 Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) Vallejo Xpress 72.411 ΔE 5.3

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 2.6

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ΔE 7.2

    ⚠ cross-finish

Talassar Blue is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 2.6, 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Imperial Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/imperial-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.3
- [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-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 7.6
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.3
- [Night Lords Blue](/paints/citadel-base/night-lords-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.3

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

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Metallic Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/metallic-blue-69-067) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.9

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

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

- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) approximate ΔE 7.6

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) near match ΔE 1.0
- [Asurmen Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/asurmen-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) safe substitute ΔE 3.3

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 Talassar Blue?

Mystic Blue from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 5.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Talassar Blue?

Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Talassar 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.