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Make a free guideLooking for a Royal Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Royal Blue (Vallejo Model Color) in Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, 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 Royal 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 1Ultramarine BlueVallejo Game ColorClose match
- BaseRoyal BlueVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Faded UltramarineMonument Pro AcrylGreat 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.