# Dark Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.021) equivalents: Citadel The Fang, Army Painter Thunderous Blue and Two Thin Coats Abyss Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Blue: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.021, hex #405b78. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.021

Hex

#405b78

Hex source

community data

## Dark Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) Citadel Base ΔE 3.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) ΔE 5.8

    safe substitute

Dark Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Blue from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7

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

- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ultramarine-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.9

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

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Elder Robe](/paints/two-thin-coats/elder-robe) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Faust Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/faust-blue) approximate ΔE 8.2

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) approximate ΔE 7.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Titan Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-blue-69-013) approximate ΔE 11.1

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) 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-mecha-dark-blue-69-021)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Blue?

The Fang from Citadel Base, at ΔE 3.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Blue?

Thunderous Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Blue?

Abyss Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.