# Imperial Blue (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Imperial Blue (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Naggaroth Night, Army Painter Terrestial Titan and Two Thin Coats Marine Blue.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/imperial-blue-72-020

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Imperial Blue: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.020, hex #262a47. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Imperial Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.020

Hex

#262a47

Hex source

community data

## Imperial Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) Citadel Base ΔE 7.4

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Terrestial Titan](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/terrestial-titan) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) ΔE 10.5

    approximate

Imperial Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Imperial Blue from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Occultist Cloak](/paints/speedpaint-2/occultist-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Cloudburst Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/cloudburst-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

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

- [Terrestial Titan](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/terrestial-titan) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Triumphant Navy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/triumphant-navy) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Deep Ocean Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-ocean-blue) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Purple Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/purple-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

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

- [Naggaroth Night](/paints/citadel-base/naggaroth-night) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Night Lords Blue](/paints/citadel-base/night-lords-blue) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Kantor Blue](/paints/citadel-base/kantor-blue) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Ultramarines Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/ultramarines-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Asurmen Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/asurmen-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Shyish Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/shyish-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Xereus Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/xereus-purple) approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) approximate ΔE 15.1

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

- [Druchii Violet](/paints/citadel-shade/druchii-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Marine Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/marine-blue) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Amethyst Rayne](/paints/two-thin-coats/amethyst-rayne) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) approximate ΔE 12.3

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

- [Imperial Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/imperial-blue-76-020) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/royal-purple-76-016) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 11.9
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 12.8
- [Petrol Spills (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/petrol-spills-gloss-69-817) approximate ΔE 15.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.5

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

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

- [Omega Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/omega-blue-72-413) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Gloomy Violet](/paints/vallejo-xpress/gloomy-violet-72-410) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Storm Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/storm-blue-72-412) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ultramarine-blue-72-022) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Stormy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/stormy-blue-72-018) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Royal Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/royal-purple-72-016) approximate ΔE 7.8

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-imperial-blue-72-020)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Imperial Blue?

Naggaroth Night from Citadel Base, at ΔE 7.4: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Imperial Blue?

Terrestial Titan from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Imperial Blue?

Marine Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 10.5: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.