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There’s a lot of variation in real vintage examples - as if they were finished with a clear coat, it tends to yellow leading an almost greenish look to some guitars.
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Maybe this is our version of that dress thing? lol
Probably best to go to a guitar shop and see for yourself; I have a suspicion people see colours slightly differently.
Daphne blue has always been one of my dream Strat colours. One of the only reasons I didn't get one was fear of the 7.25 radius on the affordable model available in that colour. If I was getting a custom Strat built it would be Daphne blue.
I had the same trouble you're having with the whites that Fender offers. When I checked in person, the "Arctic" white was a sterile bright white and the "Olympic" was the lovely warm off-white colour I love. I've often thought that Fender deliberately use a worse looking white shade on the cheaper guitar so that getting the nice shade is a premium feature. Am I mad to think that?
I have a K Line Tele in proper Sonic Blue (Chris Koenlein used to finish cars before he became a luthier) and it's nowhere near that pale. It's much more like the original Fender Relics in that regard, and not far off Daphne Blue, which is a bit greener or richer blue, a bit more vivid or garish. Lebarque is dead right here.
This is Sonic Blue:
This is Daphne Blue
As you can see, the colour changes somewhat depending on the light, but it's definitely a stronger blue than Sonic Blue. I'm pretty sure that mine have a slightly yellow-tinted clear coat, which gives a subtle greenish cast in certain lighting conditions. Personally, I think it looks gorgeous!
I said maybe.....
http://http//curtisnovak.com/restorations/FenderColors/index.shtml
(formerly miserneil)
1961 Fender colour chart:
https://www.hagley.org/sites/default/files/colorchart-crop.jpg
1956 Cadillac colour chart:
https://www.hagley.org/sites/default/files/sonic blue BookScanStation.jpg
My preferred modern take on Sonic Blue is the paler variety. I got my nitro paint from @SteveRobinson at Manchester Guitar Tech.
Daphne Blue = Laurel