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Make a free guideLooking for a Dark Sea Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Dark Sea Blue (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Dark Sea Blue, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Strong Dark BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDark Sea BlueAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Black Green InkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Basalt GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.