Dark Violet -71-
AK Interactive · Figures · AK3095
#2C223D · L*15.6 a*11.7 b*-15.6
The closest match to AK Interactive Dark Violet -71- in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Dark Violet -71- is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Liquitex Indantherene Blue at ΔE 2.5 — very close. 19 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Violet -71-?
Liquitex Indantherene Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Violet -71- in any other range, at ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Royal Purple (ΔE 2.6) and Golden Dioxazine Purple (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dark Violet -71-?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Purple, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Dark Violet -71- Shop Liquitex Indantherene Blue Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Liquitex
- B Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Vallejo
- B Royal Purple Game Air 76.016 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Dark Prussian Blue Model Color 70.899 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Golden
- B Dioxazine Purple Fluid 2150 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Anthraquinone Blue Fluid 2005 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in FolkArt
- B Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Violet Pansy Acrylic Colors 440 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Purple Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Sunset Violet Mr Paint MRP-157 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Scale75
- C Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 8.0 · similar
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Reaper
- C Nightshade Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9022 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones 9422 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in P3
- C Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3 · close
- E Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.0 · far
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Citadel
- C Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.5 · similar
Dark Violet -71- equivalent in Monument
- D Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Dark Violet -71- in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #392E56 | Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.9 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #2A1744 | Purple Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #282737 | German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 6.6 |
| Foundry | #111D37 | Prussian Blue Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.0 |
| Duncan | #4F3350 | Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 9.0 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.1 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 9.5 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 9.6 |
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 10.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 11.4 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 11.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 24.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Pla Sea Blue AFV ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E WWI German Mauve Air ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Russian Blue Lights Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 10.5 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot