# Elysium Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Elysium Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Ultramarines Blue, Vallejo Blue and Army Painter Wolf Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Elysium Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #5179ab. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Elysium Blue

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/ultramarines-blue) Citadel Contrast ΔE 32.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.019 ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.6

    near 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) near match ΔE 1.6
- [Alpha Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/alpha-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.6

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 13.3
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 16.7

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

- [Ultramarines Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/ultramarines-blue) ◆ maker’s pick ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.0
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1

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

- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) near match ΔE 0.9
- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 15.4

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

- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 11.0

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

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Blue Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-glaze) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Witching Hour Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/witching-hour-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

Every pot in [Two Thin Coats](/paints/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](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats).

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##  Questions

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.