# Dark Blue (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Blue (Vallejo Game Color, 72.017) equivalents: Citadel Calgar Blue, Army Painter Gothic Blue and Two Thin Coats Marine Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-blue-72-017

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Blue: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.017, hex #464775. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.017

Hex

#464775

Hex source

community data

## Dark Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 7.7

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ΔE 2.4

    near match

Dark Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Marine Blue from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 2.4, 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)

- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Cloudburst Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/cloudburst-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Hive Dweller Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/hive-dweller-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Gothic Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gothic-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) approximate ΔE 9.4

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6

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

- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Macragge Blue](/paints/citadel-base/macragge-blue) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Celestium Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/celestium-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Talassar Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/talassar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7

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

- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) near match ΔE 2.4
- [Amethyst Rayne](/paints/two-thin-coats/amethyst-rayne) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 13.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8

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

- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Heavy Violet](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-violet-72-142) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Stormy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/stormy-blue-72-018) approximate ΔE 7.7

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-dark-blue-72-017)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Blue?

Calgar Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 7.7: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Blue?

Gothic Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Blue?

Marine Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 2.4: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.