# Deep Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Deep Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Lothern Blue, Army Painter Shieldwall Blue and Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Deep Blue: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.018, hex #0c97c2. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Deep Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.018

Hex

#0c97c2

Hex source

community data

## Deep Blue equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 3.0

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) ΔE 4.2

    safe substitute

Deep Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Lothern Blue from Citadel Layer at ΔE 3.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Caribbean Ocean](/paints/speedpaint-2/caribbean-ocean) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

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

- [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Phalanx Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/phalanx-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Arctic Gem](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/arctic-gem) safe substitute ΔE 5.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.3
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.1

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 17.2
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 19.9
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 21.1

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

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

- [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Baharroth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/baharroth-blue) approximate ΔE 14.8

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7

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

- [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Cursed Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cursed-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) approximate ΔE 7.6

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 18.5

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 12.3

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.7

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.3
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.6

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-mecha/turquoise-69-023) approximate ΔE 13.9

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Deep Blue?

Lothern Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 3.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Deep Blue?

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

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Deep Blue?

Seafarer Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.