# Marine Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Marine Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Macragge Blue, Vallejo Dark Blue and Army Painter Gothic Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Marine Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #43496f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Marine Blue

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) Citadel Base ΔE 9.6

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

    [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-blue-72-017) Vallejo Game Color 72.017 ΔE 2.4

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.5

    safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Cloudburst Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/cloudburst-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

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

- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 11.3

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Talassar Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/talassar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 12.6

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-blue-72-017) near match ΔE 2.4
- [Heavy Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-violet-72-142) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) safe substitute ΔE 5.4

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

- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8

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

- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Amethyst Rayne](/paints/two-thin-coats/amethyst-rayne) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 9.5

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-marine-blue)

##  Questions

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.