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Naggaroth Night

Citadel

Base · #3B2B50

Opaque acrylicCitadel Base

Color-wise this is a moderate, dark purple leaning cool. No shortage of substitutes here, Blue from Vallejo matches at 89 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Night Lords Blue underneath and Macragge Blue on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.

Cross-brand results

Naggaroth Night equivalents, brand by brand

No brand clones Naggaroth Night outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:

The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

Color intelligence

About this color

Color profile

Familypurple
Lightnessdark
Saturationmoderate
Undertonecool

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Pairs well with

Nurgling Greencomplement
Dawnstoneneutral anchor
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Match difficulty

Common color
Closest cross-brand match
Blue89%

Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

robes and arcane cloth
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Naggaroth Night?

The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Blue at 89% color similarity.

What color is Naggaroth Night?

Naggaroth Night is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone (hex #3B2B50).

What do I highlight and shade Naggaroth Night with?

Highlight Naggaroth Night toward Macragge Blue and shade it down into Night Lords Blue, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.

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