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Make a free guideLooking for a True Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to True Blue (Reaper MSP) in Army Painter Speedpaint, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Monument Pro Acryl, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, 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 True 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 2UltramarineVallejo Model ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Blue InkVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseTrue BlueReaper MSP
- Highlight 1Lothern BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Bright SapphireArmy 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.