Deep Purple
Apple Barrel · Gloss™ · 20625
#1B295A · L*18.2 a*12.3 b*-31.3
The closest match to Apple Barrel Deep Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Deep Purple is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Soulstone Blue at ΔE 1.1. 7 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
What is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Deep Purple?
Citadel Soulstone Blue is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Deep Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Anthraquinone Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Humbrol Midnight Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Deep Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blueberry, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Deep Purple Shop Citadel Soulstone Blue Shop Citadel Technical set
Deep Purple equivalent in Citadel
- A Soulstone Blue Technical ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Midnight Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Golden
- A Anthraquinone Blue Heavy Body 1005 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Anthraquinone Blue OPEN Acrylics 7005 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Humbrol
- A Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 15 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays S15 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11214 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11180 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Lapislazuli Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Indigo Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.6 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H322 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color 375 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Deep Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Triumphant Navy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Elven Armor Warpaints Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Reaper
- B Twilight Purple Master Series Paints Bones 9483 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Void Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9417 ΔE 4.5 · close
Deep Purple equivalent in Tamiya
- B Mixing blue Lacquer Paint LP-81 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Revell
- B Dark Blue Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Night Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.1 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- B Blueberry Arte Deco 85.064 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Dark Blue Model Color 70.930 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Deep Purple equivalent in Scale75
- B Inktense Blue Inktensity Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Ocean Blue Warfront Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Deep Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #252E6B | Phthalo Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| FolkArt | #1E234D | Violet Shimmer Metallics | ΔE 3.3 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.4 |
| Warcolours | #002053 | Blue 5 Layer paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mission Models | #002059 | Blue | ΔE 3.5 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Foundry | #0F274B | Prussian Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 3.8 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| Tom Color | #02224B | Raf Insignia Blue | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #1D2347 | Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #082746 | Morning Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #324669 | Royal Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.5 |
| Duncan | #43496F | Marine Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 10.8 |
| Mig | #294888 | Medium Blue Acrylics | ΔE 11.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 18.8 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- C Pure Gold Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Real Blue Gloss™ ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Too Blue Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Cobalt Hue Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Royal Violet Colors ΔE 7.5 · similar
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