Calgar Blue vs Cygnar Blue Highlight

Calgar Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a60a8 (estimate)

Cygnar Blue Highlight

Brand
Formula P3
Range
Formula P3
Code
93042
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3d70c0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cygnar Blue Highlight is a little lighter than Calgar Blue.

Can I use Cygnar Blue Highlight instead of Calgar Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cygnar Blue Highlight is a little lighter than Calgar Blue.

Can I use Calgar Blue instead of Cygnar Blue Highlight?

The same difference applies the other way round: Calgar Blue is a little darker.

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 Calgar Blue on the colour wheel See Cygnar Blue Highlight on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Calgar Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Cygnar Blue Highlight

All matches: Calgar Blue equivalents · Cygnar Blue Highlight equivalents

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