§ PAINT · 11th edition
Elysium BlueTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #5179ab. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Elysium Blue
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #5179ab
- Hex source
- community data
Elysium Blue equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Ultramarines BlueCitadel ContrastΔE 32.0◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
BlueVallejo Mecha Color69.019ΔE 6.4safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Wolf GreyWarpaints FanaticΔE 1.6near match
Elysium Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Hoeth Blue from Citadel Layer at ΔE 0.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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
- Tidal Wave⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.8
- Royal Robes⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.0
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Wolf Greynear matchΔE 1.6
- Alpha Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.5
- Crystal Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.1
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 31.2
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 31.6
Citadel Base
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 7.6
- The FangapproximateΔE 13.3
- Daemonette HideapproximateΔE 16.7
Citadel Contrast
- Ultramarines Blue◆ maker’s pick⚠ cross-finishΔE 32.0
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.8
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.1
Citadel Layer
- Hoeth Bluenear matchΔE 0.9
- Teclis Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.5
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 8.8
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.0
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.9
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.3
Vallejo Game Air
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 8.4
- Alien PurpleapproximateΔE 14.3
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 15.4
Vallejo Game Color
- Fluorescent BlueapproximateΔE 7.6
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 8.4
- Elfic BlueapproximateΔE 11.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 7.2
- Light BlueapproximateΔE 7.7
Vallejo Metal Color
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.3
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.3
- Magnesium⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.0
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.5
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.9
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.3
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Blue Glazesafe substituteΔE 3.3
- Leviathan Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.7
- Witching Hour Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.9
Every pot in Two Thin Coats has a page like this one. Two Thin Coats against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Two Thin Coats to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Elysium Blue?
- Ultramarines Blue from Citadel Contrast: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 32.0 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Elysium Blue?
- Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Elysium Blue?
- Wolf Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 1.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.