Navy Blue is a mid-tone moderate blue with a cool undertone. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Citadel Caledor Sky at 96 percent. It builds a smooth gradient with Mediterranean Blue underneath and Vanity Blue on the highlights, all in the Scale75 line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Navy Blue equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 4 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Caledor Sky, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.8).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Wolf Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Summersea Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.2).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Witching Hour Blue, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo Andrea Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Sky Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.9).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Humbrol
AK Interactive
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Navy Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Caledor Sky at 96% color similarity.
What color is Navy Blue?
Navy Blue is a mid-tone moderate blue with a cool undertone (hex #336799).
What do I highlight and shade Navy Blue with?
Highlight Navy Blue toward Vanity Blue and shade it down into Mediterranean Blue, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.