# Relic Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Relic Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Teclis Blue, Vallejo Fluorescent Blue and Army Painter Crystal Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Relic Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #2b7fbb. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Relic Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#2b7fbb

Hex source

community data

## Relic 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

    [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 4.6

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) Vallejo Game Color 72.160 ΔE 2.2

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6

    safe substitute

Relic Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Fluorescent Blue from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 2.2, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 3 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 2.9
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

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

- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Arctic Gem](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/arctic-gem) approximate ΔE 8.0

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.3
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.3

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 15.6
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 18.2

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4

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

- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.2
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.7

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 18.6

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

- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) near match ΔE 2.2
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) near match ΔE 2.9
- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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-relic-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Relic Blue?

Teclis Blue from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 4.6 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Relic Blue?

Fluorescent Blue from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 2.2: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Relic Blue?

Crystal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.