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Make a free guideLooking for a Midnight Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Midnight Blue (Reaper MSP) in AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, 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 Midnight 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 2Nightmare BlackReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Dark Prussian BlueAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseMidnight BlueReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Dark Neutral GreyMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Sombre GreyVallejo Game ColorGreat 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.