Paint Equivalents

Lightning Bolt Blue

Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)

#8BB9DD · L*73.2 a*-6.4 b*-22.9

The closest match to Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Blue Kazoo, ΔE 1.4. 21 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Blue Kazoo 99263E ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Blue Cotton 21886 ΔE 3.6 · close

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Frost Blue ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Pastel Indigo ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Citadel → The Army Painter chart

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Sky Blue A224 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Sky Blue A500 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Citadel → Arteza chart

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Marine 1 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Blue Grey 2 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Citadel → Warcolours chart

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Vivid Blue Light 22C ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C French Hussar Sky Blue Light 76C ΔE 4.3 · close

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Sharkfin Blue ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Neptunus Blue ΔE 6.2 · similar

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 MRP-230 ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Hyundai I20 Wrc MRP-C018 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Citadel → Mr. Paint chart

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Frost Blue 9421 ΔE 5.6 · similar
  2. D Sparkling Blue 9104 ΔE 7.9 · similar

Full Citadel → Reaper chart

Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. D Blue Lullaby 6449 ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. D French Blue 639 ΔE 6.0 · similar

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml RC239 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Light Blue -79- AK3078 ΔE 6.1 · similar

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. D Candy Racing Blue 62.076 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Sky Blue 69.017 ΔE 6.6 · similar

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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. D Turquoise Green XC07 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D RLM78 Light Blue A H418 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Citadel → Mr. Hobby chart

Lightning Bolt Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #57B7E8 Gigawatt Blue ΔE 6.6
Creature #7BA2DD Faded Ultramarine ΔE 7.8
Tamiya #98B4C0 Light ghost gray ΔE 8.0
Mig #71C6E3 Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II ΔE 8.1
Scale75 #7FA2B5 Cobalt Metal ΔE 8.4
Golden #9FACBD Zinc White ΔE 9.2
Humbrol #ADBFC9 US Ghost Grey ΔE 9.5
Mission Models #6299C4 Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets ΔE 9.9
Revell #A8DEF8 Clear Blue ΔE 9.9
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray ΔE 10.0
Turbo Dork #90DDFE Maguro ΔE 10.1
Coat d'Arms #BEE0F9 Lupin Grey ΔE 10.5
Liquitex #00A0FB Fluorescent Blue ΔE 11.5
P3 #7AA0AB Voltaic Blue ΔE 11.6
Monument #BCE3F2 Grey Blue ΔE 12.6
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky ΔE 17.4

Nearest colours inside Citadel

  1. B Space Wolves Grey ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Blue Horror ΔE 5.5 · similar
  3. D Etherium Blue ΔE 5.5 · similar
  4. D Apothecary White ΔE 5.5 · similar
  5. E Ice Blue ΔE 10.3 · far
  6. E Grey Knights Steel ΔE 10.5 · far