# Gigawatt Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Gigawatt Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Lothern Blue, Vallejo Sunrise Blue and Army Painter Aegis Aqua, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Gigawatt Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #57b7e8. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Gigawatt Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#57b7e8

Hex source

community data

## Gigawatt Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 8.6

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) Vallejo Game Air 76.118 ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Aegis Aqua](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/aegis-aqua) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute

Gigawatt Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Sunrise Blue from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 6.0, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Pastel Indigo](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-indigo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Caribbean Ocean](/paints/speedpaint-2/caribbean-ocean) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3

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

- [Aegis Aqua](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/aegis-aqua) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Bright Sapphire](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-sapphire) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 51.9
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.9
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 54.8

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 17.1
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 19.2
- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 27.5

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 11.9

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1

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

- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) approximate ΔE 19.8

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

- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sunrise-blue-72-118) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 14.9

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

- [Sky Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sky-blue-69-017) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 15.3

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

- [Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/aluminium-77-701) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.8
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.6

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Ray Gun Glow](/paints/two-thin-coats/ray-gun-glow) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Cursed Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cursed-blue) approximate ΔE 11.3

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 Gigawatt Blue?

Lothern Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 8.6: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Gigawatt Blue?

Sunrise Blue from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Gigawatt Blue?

Aegis Aqua from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.