Mirage Blue sits in the blue family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Prussian Blue underneath and Slate Grey on the highlights, all in the Green Stuff World line. Mirage Blue is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, The Army Painter Thunderous Blue, reaches 86 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Mirage Blue equivalents in other ranges
Mirage Blue is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Thunderous Blue, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Russian Blue Lights, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Abyss Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Prussian Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
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 2.8 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Humbrol
Tamiya
Scale75
P3 Paints
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Green Stuff World Mirage Blue?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Thunderous Blue at 86% color similarity.
What color is Mirage Blue?
Mirage Blue is a dark muted blue with a cool undertone (hex #374359).
What do I highlight and shade Mirage Blue with?
Highlight Mirage Blue toward Slate Grey and shade it down into Prussian Blue, both Green Stuff World paints in the same finish family.