# Blue (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Blue (Vallejo Game Color, 72.088) equivalents: Citadel Alaitoc Blue, Army Painter Regal Blue and Two Thin Coats Elder Robe, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/blue-72-088

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Blue: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.088, hex #00528e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.088

Hex

#00528e

Hex source

community data

## Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Regal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/regal-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.1

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) ΔE 4.0

    safe substitute

Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Regal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 1.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.5
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

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

- [Regal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/regal-blue) near match ΔE 1.1
- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.5

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 8.0

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

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

- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Witching Hour Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/witching-hour-blue) approximate ΔE 9.3

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 14.2

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.3

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.4
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5

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

- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) approximate ΔE 10.2

Every pot in [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-blue-72-088)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Blue?

Alaitoc Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Blue?

Regal Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 1.1: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Blue?

Elder Robe from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.