# Witching Hour Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Witching Hour Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Caledor Sky, Vallejo Blue and Army Painter Royal Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Witching Hour Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #326ab3. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Witching Hour Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#326ab3

Hex source

community data

## Witching Hour 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

    [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) Citadel Base ΔE 3.3

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

    [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.019 ΔE 3.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8

    safe substitute

Witching Hour Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Caledor Sky from Citadel Base at ΔE 3.3, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 6 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 7.2
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

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

- [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.2

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.0

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.2
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.5

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 14.9
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 15.1

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088) approximate ΔE 9.3

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

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.4

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.5

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

- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

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 Witching Hour Blue?

Caledor Sky from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 3.3 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Witching Hour Blue?

Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Witching Hour Blue?

Royal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.