§ PAINT · 11th edition
Teclis BlueCitadel Layer opaque, hex #3877bf. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Teclis Blue
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #3877bf
- Hex source
- community data
Teclis 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
Electric BlueVallejo Mecha Color69.020ΔE 5.1safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Crystal BlueWarpaints FanaticΔE 3.8safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Relic BlueΔE 4.6◆ maker’s picksafe substitute
Teclis Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Leviathan Blue from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 1.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Tidal Wave⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.7
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Royal Robes⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Crystal Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.8
- Wolf Greysafe substituteΔE 3.8
- Royal BlueapproximateΔE 7.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.4
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 32.4
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 33.0
Citadel Base
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 7.3
- The FangapproximateΔE 13.9
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 17.2
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Pylar Glacier⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.7
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.3
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.5
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.3
Two Thin Coats
- Relic Blue◆ maker’s picksafe substituteΔE 4.6
- Leviathan Bluenear matchΔE 1.5
- Elysium Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.5
Vallejo Game Air
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.7
- Alien PurpleapproximateΔE 17.3
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 17.3
Vallejo Game Color
- Fluorescent Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.8
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.7
- Heavy BlueapproximateΔE 13.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Electric Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.1
- BlueapproximateΔE 7.1
- Light BlueapproximateΔE 9.5
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.1
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.1
- Magnesium⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.9
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.4
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.3
- Wagram Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
Also in Citadel Layer
- Hoeth Bluenear matchΔE 2.6
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 9.8
- Fenrisian GreyapproximateΔE 11.8
Every pot in Citadel Layer 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 Teclis Blue?
- Electric Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Teclis Blue?
- Crystal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Teclis Blue?
- Relic Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 4.6 apart.