Magic Blue sits in the blue family: dark in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. This is a common color; 8 other brands cover it, the nearest being Citadel Macragge Blue at 97 percent. For modelling, drop to Blue in the recesses and step up to Flat Blue on the edges, both Vallejo paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Magic Blue equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 8 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Macragge Blue, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.5).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Marine Blue, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.1).
- Best Revell option: Revell Ultramarine/Ultramarinblau (RAL 5002), a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.7).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Cygnar Blue, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Gothic Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.5).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Royal Blue, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.7).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Green Stuff World
Revell
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Humbrol
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 8 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Magic Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Macragge Blue at 97% color similarity.
What color is Magic Blue?
Magic Blue is a dark vivid blue with a cool undertone (hex #143D7D).