# Tyran Blue (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Tyran Blue (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Blue Wash, Army Painter Blue Tone and Two Thin Coats Tempest Blue Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Tyran Blue: Citadel Shade wash, hex #0083ca. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Tyran Blue

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#0083ca

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Tyran Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) Vallejo Wash 73.207 ΔE 15.2

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 31.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) ΔE 21.4

    approximate

Tyran Blue is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Blue Wash from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 15.2, 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Arctic Gem](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/arctic-gem) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) approximate ΔE 31.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 36.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 37.1

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

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

- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 21.4
- [Aztec Turquoise Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/aztec-turquoise-wash) approximate ΔE 22.9
- [Bone Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/bone-wash) approximate ΔE 31.2

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 27.6
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 67.4

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

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 32.6
- [Light Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-wash-69-515) approximate ΔE 33.2
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 44.7

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) approximate ΔE 20.8
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) approximate ΔE 25.9

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) approximate ΔE 20.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) approximate ΔE 28.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) approximate ΔE 31.6

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) 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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-shade-tyran-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Tyran Blue?

Blue Wash from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 15.2: the nearest wash paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Tyran Blue?

Blue Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 31.7: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Tyran Blue?

Tempest Blue Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 21.4: the nearest wash paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.