Regal Blue
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#003F70 · L*25.9 a*2.8 b*-33.2
The closest match to Citadel Regal Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Regal Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Deep Blue at ΔE 0.7. 13 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Regal Blue?
Foundry Deep Blue is the closest equivalent to Citadel Regal Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Lich Blue (ΔE 0.9) and Vallejo Medium Blue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Regal Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Regal Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Deep Blue Paint System 20B ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B British Blue Grey Shade Paint System 75A ΔE 2.8 · very close
Regal Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Primer CP3022 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Regal Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Medium Blue Model Color 70.963 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Regal Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Regal Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
Regal Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11178 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Regal Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Regal Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Ritterlich Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9115 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9188 ΔE 4.9 · close
Regal Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 4.9 · close
Regal Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Azul Luminoso TC-0159 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D FS 15050 TC-0012 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Regal Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 5.4 · similar
Regal Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.2 · similar
Regal Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #044A7D | RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #003559 | Cobalt Blue Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.0 |
| Golden | #1D3863 | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.9 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Scale75 | #164765 | Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #1B4F88 | Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #02538B | French Blue (Cobalt Blue) | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Macragge Blue Spray ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Macragge Blue Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Space Wolves Grey Contrast ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Calgar Blue Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot