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Make a free guideLooking for a Laser Magenta equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Laser Magenta (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Warpaints, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Model Wash, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Quickshade, 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.
Closest match in each brand
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Laser Magenta, 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 2Dark ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseLaser MagentaAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Moldy WineArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Braaaaiins PinkReaper MSPGreat 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.