Blue is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone. Matching it is straightforward: Citadel Naggaroth Night lands at 89 percent in the same finish, and 3 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Dark Prussian Blue for the shadows and Dark Blue for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Blue equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Blue outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Naggaroth Night, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Terrestrial Titan, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Violet Red, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Chancellor Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Royal Violet, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Amethyst Rayne, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.9).
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 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
Revell
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Naggaroth Night at 89% color similarity.
What color is Blue?
Blue is a dark moderate purple with a cool undertone (hex #372C4C).
What do I highlight and shade Blue with?
Highlight Blue toward Dark Blue and shade it down into Dark Prussian Blue, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.