What is the difference between Altdorf Guard Blue and Medium Blue?

ΔE 10 (fair). Medium Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Medium Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f4a8a (estimate)

Medium Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.963
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #224676 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Blue is more muted than Altdorf Guard Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Altdorf Guard Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Medium Blue is more muted than Altdorf Guard Blue.

Can I use Altdorf Guard Blue instead of Medium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Altdorf Guard Blue is more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Altdorf Guard Blue on the colour wheel See Medium Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Altdorf Guard Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Royal Blue (70.809)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Imperial Blue (72.020)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Flat Blue (70.962)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Medium Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Night Lords BlueColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Altdorf Guard Blue
Medium Blue vs Night Lords BlueColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Altdorf Guard Blue
Medium Blue vs Thousand Sons BlueColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Altdorf Guard Blue

All matches: Altdorf Guard Blue equivalents · Medium Blue equivalents