Color-wise this is a vivid, dark blue leaning cool. Within the P3 Paints range it ladders cleanly, Gravedigger Denim for the shadows and Runeshot for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; The Army Painter Regal Blue is the nearest same-finish option at 85 percent, with 1 brand in strong-match range. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Stormguard Blue equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches P3 Paints Stormguard Blue cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Regal Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
From Humbrol: Humbrol Satin Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.5).
Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Eldar Robe, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
Worth knowing before you swap: The Army Painter Regal Blue runs slightly more saturated and darker, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Revell
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What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Stormguard Blue?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Regal Blue at 85% color similarity.
What color is Stormguard Blue?
Stormguard Blue is a dark vivid blue with a cool undertone (hex #115888).
What do I highlight and shade Stormguard Blue with?
Highlight Stormguard Blue toward Runeshot and shade it down into Gravedigger Denim, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.