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Make a free guideLooking for a Magenta equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Magenta (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Citadel Colour, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for 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 2Word Bearers RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1True BloodArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseMagentaAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Squid PinkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Weird ElixirArmy Painter FanaticGreat 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.