§ PAINT · 11th edition
Marine BlueTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #43496f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Marine Blue
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #43496f
- Hex source
- community data
Marine 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
Macragge BlueCitadel BaseΔE 9.6◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
Dark BlueVallejo Game Color72.017ΔE 2.4near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Gothic BlueWarpaints FanaticΔE 6.5safe substitute
Marine Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Blue from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 2.4, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Cloudburst Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Periwinkle Purple⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- Beowulf Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Gothic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Deep GreyapproximateΔE 7.3
- Ultramarine BlueapproximateΔE 8.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
- Purple Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.0
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.6
Citadel Base
- Macragge Blue◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 9.6
- Daemonette HideapproximateΔE 9.6
- Naggaroth NightapproximateΔE 11.3
Citadel Contrast
- Space Wolves Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
- Celestium Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.4
- Talassar Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Citadel Layer
- Calgar BlueapproximateΔE 7.2
- Alaitoc BlueapproximateΔE 7.7
- Altdorf Guard BlueapproximateΔE 9.2
Citadel Shade
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.9
- Druchii Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.2
- Drakenhof Nightshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.8
Vallejo Game Air
- Ultramarine Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.4
- Imperial BlueapproximateΔE 10.5
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 12.6
Vallejo Game Color
- Dark Bluenear matchΔE 2.4
- Heavy Violetsafe substituteΔE 5.0
- Ultramarine Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Titan Bluenear matchΔE 2.9
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 9.8
- Phantom GreyapproximateΔE 11.4
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.7
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.3
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.4
Vallejo Wash
- Blue Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.2
- Black Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.5
- Dark Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.8
Vallejo Xpress
- Omega Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
- Storm Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Gloomy Violet⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Abyss BlueapproximateΔE 7.4
- Amethyst RayneapproximateΔE 7.5
- Tempest Blue WashapproximateΔE 9.5
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 Marine Blue?
- Macragge Blue from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 9.6 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Marine Blue?
- Dark Blue from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 2.4: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Marine Blue?
- Gothic Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.