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Make a free guideLooking for a Macragge Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Macragge Blue (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Macragge 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 2Purple Tone WashArmy Painter WarpaintsClose match
- Shade 1Midnight SkyArmy Painter FanaticClose match
- BaseMacragge BlueCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Caledor SkyCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Fenrisian GreyCitadel ColourGreat 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.