# Teclis Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Teclis Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Electric Blue, Army Painter Crystal Blue and Two Thin Coats Relic Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Teclis Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #3877bf. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Teclis Blue

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.020 ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Relic Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/relic-blue) ΔE 4.6

    ◆ maker’s pick safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

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

- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.4
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.0

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 13.9
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 17.2

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.3

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

- [Relic Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/relic-blue) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) near match ΔE 1.5
- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.5

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 17.3
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 17.3

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

- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 11.8

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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 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.