§ PAINT · 11th edition
Ultramarines BlueCitadel Contrast contrast, hex #091948. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Ultramarines Blue
- Range
- Citadel Contrast
- Finish
- contrast
- Hex
- #091948
- Hex source
- community data
Ultramarines 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
Omega BlueVallejo Xpress72.413ΔE 10.8approximateArmy Painter equivalent
Beowulf BlueSpeedpaint 2.0ΔE 13.7approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Elysium BlueΔE 32.0◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Ultramarines Blue is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Omega Blue from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 10.8, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Beowulf BlueapproximateΔE 13.7
- Occultist CloakapproximateΔE 14.9
- Cloudburst BlueapproximateΔE 14.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Triumphant Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.2
- Imperial Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.2
- Terrestial Titan⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Purple Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.7
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.0
Citadel Base
- Kantor Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.1
- Night Lords Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
- Naggaroth Night⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.7
Citadel Layer
- Xereus Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.9
- Calgar Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.7
- Altdorf Guard Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.4
Citadel Shade
- Druchii Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.4
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.3
- Nuln Oil⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.4
Two Thin Coats
- Elysium Blue◆ maker’s pick⚠ cross-finishΔE 32.0
- Von Evile Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
- Marine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.5
Vallejo Game Air
- Imperial Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Ultramarine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Midnight Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.4
Vallejo Game Color
- Imperial Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.7
- Ultramarine Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Midnight Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Metallic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.2
- Petrol Spills (Gloss)⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.2
- Titan Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.5
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 35.3
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 36.9
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 37.2
Vallejo Wash
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.6
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.1
- Black⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
Vallejo Xpress
- Omega BlueapproximateΔE 10.8
- Gloomy VioletapproximateΔE 11.2
- Storm BlueapproximateΔE 11.9
Also in Citadel Contrast
- Leviathan Purplesafe substituteΔE 6.8
- Asurmen BlueapproximateΔE 9.6
- Shyish PurpleapproximateΔE 9.6
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 Ultramarines Blue?
- Omega Blue from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 10.8: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ultramarines Blue?
- Beowulf Blue from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 13.7: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Ultramarines Blue?
- Elysium Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 32.0 apart.