Ultramarine Blue
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#0066B3 · L*42.4 a*5.2 b*-47.7
The closest match to Citadel Ultramarine Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Ultramarine Blue is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Blue 3 at ΔE 0.8. 16 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 Ultramarine Blue?
Warcolours Blue 3 is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ultramarine Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Summersea Blue (ΔE 1.0) and Golden Cerulean Blue Hue (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Ultramarine Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magic Blue, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Ultramarine Blue Shop Warcolours Blue 3 Shop Warcolours Layer paints set
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- A Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.4 · close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- D Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 9.2 · similar
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Golden
- A Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Italeri
- A French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 5.1 · similar
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Royal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Magic Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.1 · very close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Dragon Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9472 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Andoran Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89527 ΔE 4.1 · close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Magic Blue Hobby Paint 28.030 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Marine Blue Fantasy Range 148 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C High Elf Blue Fantasy Range 117 ΔE 4.2 · close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 4.0 · close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue Clear Mr Paint MRP-267 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 3.9 · close
Ultramarine Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors 2225 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Ultramarine Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.0 |
| Scale75 | #005E91 | Cobalt Blue Artist Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #27688E | Moody Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 6.0 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #0077C6 | Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.9 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 9.4 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 11.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Caledor Sky Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Shadow Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Teclis Blue Layer ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Hoeth Blue Dry ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Gryph-Charger Grey Contrast ΔE 8.1 · similar
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