What is the difference between Teclis Blue and Spectral Blue?

ΔE 30 (loose). Spectral Blue is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Teclis Blue vs Spectral Blue

Teclis Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a78c0 (estimate)

Spectral Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #26809a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 29.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Spectral Blue is much more muted, cooler than Teclis Blue.

Can I use Spectral Blue instead of Teclis Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Spectral Blue is much more muted, cooler than Teclis Blue.

Can I use Teclis Blue instead of Spectral Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Teclis Blue is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Teclis Blue on the colour wheel See Spectral Blue on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Teclis Blue

Teclis Blue vs Thunder Blue (NA27)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Spectral Blue
Teclis Blue vs Ghost Blue (NA29)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Spectral Blue
Teclis Blue vs Kingdom Blue (NA25)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Spectral Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Spectral Blue

Spectral Blue vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Teclis Blue
Spectral Blue vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Teclis Blue
Spectral Blue vs Skink BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Teclis Blue

All matches: Teclis Blue equivalents · Spectral Blue equivalents